amantn.

Etymology: < Middle French, French amant lover (c1160 in Old French) < classical Latin amant-, amāns lover, use as noun of the present participle of amāre to love, of uncertain origin; perhaps < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit am- to grasp, to swear an oath (by firmly grasping an object), ancient Greek ὀμνύναι to swear.The plural form amantes in quot. 1508 is ambiguous; it may either show the variant -es of the English plural ending, or it may reflect the plural of French amante female lover, feminine noun corresponding to amant.