English
amaro
Amaro comes from Italian amaro ‘bitter’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃mós.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eh₃mós‘bitter, raw’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamārus‘bitter (taste)’
- Italianc. 1300–presentamaro‘bitter’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eh₃mós‘bitter, raw’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamārus‘bitter (taste)’
- Italianc. 1300–presentamaro‘bitter’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
Earliest quotation: 2007, Rob Willey, A Bit of History, Reborn in a Glass: “At Vessel, in Seattle, the bar manager, Jamie Boudreau,…”
Linked words
through Italian amaro ‘bitter’
Today it means
noun A type of Italian herbal liqueur.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃mós / amaro