'amoretti' originates from Italian, specifically the word 'amoretto,' where 'amore' meant 'love' and the diminutive suffix '-etto' indicated small or endearing.

'amoretto' transformed into the English word 'amoretti' to refer to a collection of small love poems.

Initially, it meant 'small love,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a collection of love poems.'