adjective/afeɡˈtwoso/
affectionate
Synonyms: cariño, querendón
Related: afectuosamente, afectuosidad
Etymology tree Latin affectus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin affectuōsusbor. Spanish afectuoso Borrowed from Latin affectuōsus (“affectionate”). By surface analysis, afecto + -oso.