Where does “marasca” come from?

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

marasca (Italian): morello, morello cherry

Definitions

  1. morello, morello cherry

Ancestry of “marasca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianamarascamorello cherry
2Italianamarobitter; bitter, bitterness; any of several herbal...
3Latinamārusbitter (taste)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “marasca”

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