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Where does “amarg” come from?

amarg (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan amar, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

amarg (Catalan): bitter

Definitions

  1. bitter

Ancestry of “amarg”, step by step

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

Words derived from “amarg”

  • cogombre amarg
  • amargura
  • amargament
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