Etymograph

English

amplection

Amplection comes from Latin amplexiō ‘act of embracing’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamplexiō1‘act of embracing’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500amplection1‘embrace’
  3. Englishearliest quotation a. 1636amplection1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English amplection
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: a. 1636, Thomas Westcote, A view of Devonshire in MDCXXX: “Here let us cross the river Taw to Instow,…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamplexiōWiktionary, English amplection‘act of embracing’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500amplectionWiktionary, English amplection‘embrace’
  3. Englishearliest quotation a. 1636amplectionWiktionary, English amplection. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: a. 1636, Thomas Westcote, A view of Devonshire in MDCXXX: “Here let us cross the river Taw to Instow,…”

Equivalent to amplect + -ion

Latin plecto

Latin amplector ‘to surround, encircle or entwine’

English amplect

Every English word from Latin amplexiō

Today it means

noun An embrace.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “amplection”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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