Summary: The Latin root word *am* means "love." This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including [*am*]ateur, [*am*]atory, and [*Am*]anda. The Latin root word *am* is easily recalled through the word [*am*]or, or "love," which is not only both the Spanish and Latin words for "love," but is often used in English to refer to Cupid, the god of "love" whom we see flying around on Valentine's Day causing so much trouble!
