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Where does “amargosa” come from?

amargosa (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese amargoso, from Galician amargo, from Old Portuguese amargo, from Vulgar Latin amaricus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

amargosa (Portuguese): feminine singular of amargoso

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of amargoso

Ancestry of “amargosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseamargosobitter; sad
2Galicianamargobitter
3Old Portugueseamargo—
4Vulgar Latinamaricusbitter
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “amargosa”

  • margosa
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