Where does “amertume” come from?
amertume (French) comes from Latin amaritudo, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.
amertume (French): bitterness
Ancestry of “amertume”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | amaritudo | bitterness; harshness; severity, acrimoniousness,... |
| 2 | Latin | amārus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mós | raw; uncooked; bitter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |