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Where does “μαρούλιον” come from?

μαρούλιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀμαρούλιον, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

μαρούλιον (Ancient Greek): lettuce

Definitions

  1. lettuce

Ancestry of “μαρούλιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμαρούλιον—
2Latinamārus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
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