Where does “amaritude” come from?

amaritude (English) comes from Middle English amarytude, from Old French amaritude, from Latin amaritudo, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

amaritude (English): Bitterness, sorrow

Definitions

  1. Bitterness, sorrow

Ancestry of “amaritude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishamarytude—
2Old Frenchamaritude—
3Latinamaritudobitterness; harshness; severity, acrimoniousness,...
4Latinamārusbitter (taste)
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós →Every word from Latin amārus →