Where does “amaretto” come from?

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

amaretto (French): The sweet-bitter liqueur amaretto; A glass of it

Definitions

  1. The sweet-bitter liqueur amaretto; A glass of it

Ancestry of “amaretto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianamarettoThe sweet-bitter liqueur amaretto
2Italianamarobitter; bitter, bitterness; any of several herbal...
3Latinamārusbitter (taste)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós →Every word from Latin amārus →
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