Where does “amaro” come from?

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

amaro (Italian): bitter; bitter, bitterness; any of several herbal...

Definitions

  1. bitter; bitter, bitterness; any of several herbal...

Ancestry of “amaro”, step by step

amaro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin amārus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamārusbitter (taste)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via Venetian amaron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetianamaron—

Words derived from “amaro”

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