Where does “amar” come from?

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

amar (Interlingua): to love, have great affection for; to like, to be...

Definitions

  1. to love, have great affection for; to like, to be...

Ancestry of “amar”, step by step

amar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian amaro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianamarobitter; bitter, bitterness; any of several herbal...
2Latinamārusbitter (taste)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via Romanian amar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianamarbitter, rancid; bitter, rude

Words derived from “amar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mósEvery word from Latin amārus