Where does “amaretto” come from?

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

amaretto (Italian): The sweet-bitter liqueur amaretto

Definitions

  1. The sweet-bitter liqueur amaretto

Ancestry of “amaretto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “amaretto”

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