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
- to love, have great affection for; to like, to be...
Ancestry of “amar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | amaro | bitter; bitter, bitterness; any of several herbal... |
| 2 | Latin | amārus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mós | raw; uncooked; bitter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
Words derived from “amar”