Where does “amaricante” come from?

amaricante (Italian) comes from Italian amaricare, from Late Latin amarico, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

amaricante (Italian): Having a bitter taste

Definitions

  1. Having a bitter taste

Ancestry of “amaricante”, step by step

amaricante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian amaricare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianamaricareto make bitter
2Late Latinamarico
3Latinamārusbitter (taste)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via Italian amaro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianamarobitter; bitter, bitterness; any of several herbal...
2Venetianamaron
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mósEvery word from Latin amārus
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