Where does “amară” come from?

amară (Romanian) comes from French amarre, from Italian amarra, from Spanish amarra, from Spanish amarrar, from French amarrer, from Dutch anmarren — to tie.

amară (Romanian): mooring

Definitions

  1. mooring

Ancestry of “amară”, step by step

amară traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French amarre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchamarrefirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Italianamarrahawser, rope
3Spanishamarramooring line, warp
4Spanishamarrarto moor; to tie
5Frenchamarrerto moor; to tie with rope
6Dutchanmarrento tie

via Romanian amar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianamarbitter, rancid; bitter, rude
2Latinamārusbitter (taste)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “amară”

Every word from Dutch anmarren →Every word from French amarrer →Every word from Spanish amarrar →