Where does “amarelão” come from?

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

amarelão (Portuguese): Augmentative of amarelo; yellow; cowardly;...

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of amarelo; yellow; cowardly;...

Ancestry of “amarelão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseamareloyellow in colour; Oriental; wry; forced;...
2Old Portugueseamareloyellow
3Late Latinamarellus—
4Latinamārusbitter (taste)
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
6Proto-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 →