English
amaril
Amaril comes from Spanish amarillo ‘yellow’, and goes back to Late Latin amarellus.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEamarellus‘yellowish, pale’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500amariello‘yellow in color’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentamarillo‘yellow’
- Englishtodayamaril
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEamarellus‘yellowish, pale’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500amariello‘yellow in color’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentamarillo‘yellow’
- Englishtodayamaril
Linked words
through Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭𐭡𐭫 ‘ambergris’
through Latin amarus ‘bitter, sour’
Today it means
noun The toxin of Bacillus icteriodes, at one time asserted to be the specific organism of yellow fever.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin amarellus / amaril