Where does “merizo” come from?

merizo (Esperanto) comes from French merise, from Middle French amerise, from French amer, from Old French amer, from Latin amāre — bitterly, spitefully; with bitterness.

merizo (Esperanto): sweet cherry

Definitions

  1. sweet cherry

Ancestry of “merizo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmerisewild cherry
2Middle Frenchamerise—
3Frenchamerbitter; sour
4Old Frenchamerto love; to like; bitter
5Latinamārebitterly, spitefully; with bitterness
Every word from Latin amāre →Every word from Old French amer →Every word from French amer →