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Where does “heari” come from?

heari (Aromanian) comes from Vulgar Latin *felem, from Latin fel, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

heari (Aromanian): bile, gall; bitterness, venom, malice

Definitions

  1. bile, gall; bitterness, venom, malice

Ancestry of “heari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*felem—
2Latinfelgall bladder; gall, bile; poison
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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