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The Latin word for friendship--amicitia--is derived from that for love--amor; and love is certainly the prime mover in contracting mutual affection.
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Editor's note · Context
In a treatise on friendship, this passage explains the etymological link between love and friendship, asserting love as the foundational element of mutual affection.
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