Where does “marrasquino” come from?
marrasquino (Spanish) comes from Italian maraschino, from Italian marasca, from Italian amarasca, from Italian amaro, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.
marrasquino (Spanish): maraschino
Ancestry of “marrasquino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | maraschino | maraschino |
| 2 | Italian | marasca | morello, morello cherry |
| 3 | Italian | amarasca | — |
| 4 | Italian | amaro | bitter; bitter, bitterness; any of several herbal... |
| 5 | Latin | amārus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mós | raw; uncooked; bitter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |