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Where does “amaro” come from?

amaro (English) comes from Italian amaro, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

amaro (English): A type of Italian herbal liqueur

Definitions

  1. A type of Italian herbal liqueur

Ancestry of “amaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianamarobitter; bitter, bitterness; any of several herbal...
2Latinamārus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “amaro”

  • amari
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →