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

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “marelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamarellusyellowish, pale
2Latinamarusbitter; harsh, shrill; sarcastic
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
4Proto-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 amarus →