Where does “amarelo” come from?

amarelo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese amarelo, from Late Latin amarellus, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

amarelo (Galician): yellow; dark blonde; golden

Definitions

  1. yellow; dark blonde; golden

Ancestry of “amarelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseamareloyellow
2Late Latinamarellus—
3Latinamārusbitter (taste)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “amarelo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós →Every word from Latin amārus →