FromFrenchamadou(“tinder, lure, bait”), fromamadouer(“to allure, caress”), perhaps from Icelandicmata(“to feed”), which is akin to Englishmeat.
amadou (uncountable)
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Inherited fromMiddle French*amadou, fromamadouer(“to coax, cajole, rub with touchwood”). Alternatively, often considered to be derived fromProvençalamadou, fromLatinamātōrem(“lover”). More atamadouer.
