Where does “amarelo” come from?

amarelo (Old Portuguese) comes from Late Latin amarellus, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

amarelo (Old Portuguese): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “amarelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinamarellus—
2Latinamārusbitter (taste)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “amarelo”

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