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Where does “marasca” come from?

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

marasca (English): A European cultivar of the wild cherry, "Prunus...

Definitions

  1. A European cultivar of the wild cherry, "Prunus...

Ancestry of “marasca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmarascamorello, morello cherry
2Italianamarasca—
3Italianamarobitter; bitter, bitterness; any of several herbal...
4Latinamārus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →