Where does “amarsento” come from?

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

amarsento (Esperanto): bitterness, feeling of bitterness

Definitions

  1. bitterness, feeling of bitterness

Ancestry of “amarsento”, step by step

amarsento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto amara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoamarabitter
2Italianamarobitter; bitter, bitterness; any of several herbal...
3Latinamārusbitter (taste)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via Esperanto sento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosentofeeling, sensation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mósEvery word from Latin amārus