Where does “amarelento” come from?
amarelento (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.
amarelento (Portuguese): yellowish
Ancestry of “amarelento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | amarelo | yellow in colour; Oriental; wry; forced;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | amarelo | yellow |
| 3 | Late Latin | amarellus | — |
| 4 | Latin | amārus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mós | raw; uncooked; bitter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |