Where does “marelo” come from?
marelo (Galician) comes from Latin amarellus, from Latin amarus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.
marelo (Galician): yellow
Ancestry of “marelo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | amarellus | — |
| 2 | Latin | amarus | bitter; harsh, shrill; sarcastic |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mós | raw; uncooked; bitter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |