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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianamaricareto make bitter
2Late Latinamarico—
3Latinamārus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →