"to affirm with an oath," presumably originally "hold fast to an object while swearing"). Semantically the development in Latin is hypothetically "to grasp the hand of" > "to treat as a friend" > "to love." Supporting the presence of the verbal base in Italic would be the form amatens, featured, https://amateur-brunette97383.blogdal.com/27003068/details-fiktion-und-upskirt-ass