Where does “amarena” come from?

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

amarena (Maltese): sour cherry, Prunus cerasus

Definitions

  1. sour cherry, Prunus cerasus

Ancestry of “amarena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianamarenasour cherry (the fruit of Prunus cerasus L.)
2Italianamarobitter; bitter, bitterness; any of several herbal...
3Latinamārusbitter (taste)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós →Every word from Latin amārus →
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