enamor
‘to inflame with love, charm, captivate’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. anamo(u)r, anamer, enamor, enamore, inamour < O.F. enamorer ‘to fall in love with; to inspire love’ < en ‘in, into’ + amor ‘love’ < amare ‘to love’ < Proto-Ital. ama- ‘to take, hold’ < amaw < Tamil amar