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Where does “amarus” come from?

amarus (English) comes from English amaru, from Romanian Amaru, from Romanian amar, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

amarus (English): plural of amaru

Definitions

  1. plural of amaru

Ancestry of “amarus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamaruA double-headed serpent in Inca and other Andean...
2RomanianAmaru—
3Romanianamarbitter, rancid; bitter, rude
4Latinamārus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
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