Where does “amara” come from?

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

amara (Esperanto): bitter

Definitions

  1. bitter

Ancestry of “amara”, step by step

amara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian amaro

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

via French amer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchamerbitter; sour
2Old Frenchamerto love; to like; bitter
3Latinamārebitterly, spitefully; with bitterness

Words derived from “amara”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós →Every word from Latin amārus →