Where does “maraschino” come from?

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

maraschino (Italian): maraschino (liqueur)

Definitions

  1. maraschino (liqueur)

Ancestry of “maraschino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmarascamorello, morello cherry
2Italianamarascamorello cherry
3Italianamarobitter; bitter, bitterness; any of several herbal...
4Latinamārusbitter (taste)
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “maraschino”

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