amable

/aˈmable/ · A2 · adj

kind, amiable, gracious

amable = am(ar) to love + -able: lovable, so kind

From Latin amabilis, built on amare (to love) plus -bilis (-able). English amiable is the same word via French. Someone kind is literally someone love-able, and amable shares its root with amor and amigo.

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