Where does “amargar” come from?

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

amargar (Ladino): to embitter, sadden

Definitions

  1. to embitter, sadden

Ancestry of “amargar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinamarico
2Latinamārusbitter (taste)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mósEvery word from Latin amārus
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