Where does “amargo” come from?

amargo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish amargo, from Old Spanish amaro, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

amargo (Tagalog): bitter

Definitions

  1. bitter

Ancestry of “amargo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishamargobitter, sour; bitterness; sign
2Old Spanishamaro—
3Latinamārusbitter (taste)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós →Every word from Latin amārus →