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.
merizo (Esperanto): sweet cherry
Ancestry of “merizo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | merise | wild cherry |
| 2 | Middle French | amerise | — |
| 3 | French | amer | bitter; sour |
| 4 | Old French | amer | to love; to like; bitter |
| 5 | Latin | amāre | — |