Where does “amargoso” come from?
amargoso (Portuguese) comes 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.
amargoso (Portuguese): bitter; sad
Definitions
- bitter; sad
Ancestry of “amargoso”, step by step
amargoso traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician amargo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | amargo | bitter |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | amargo | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | amaricus | bitter |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Spanish amargar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | amargar | to make bitter; embitter |
| 2 | Late Latin | amarico | — |
| 3 | Latin | amārus | bitter (taste) |
via Portuguese amargo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | amargo | referring to an unpleasant taste; sad, gloomy,... |