Etymograph

English

amarogentin

Amarogentin comes from Latin amarus ‘bitter’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃em-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃em-‘bitter, raw’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamarus‘bitter’
  3. Englishtodayamarogentin

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃em-‘bitter, raw’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamarus‘bitter’
  3. Englishtodayamarogentin

Formed from amarus ‘bitter’ + -o- + gentian + -in

Latin gentiāna

English gentian

Linked words

through Latin amarus ‘bitter’

maraschino, amaretto, 7 more

Today it means

noun A bitter secoiridoid glycoside found in gentian (Gentiana lutea) and in chiretta (Swertia chirata).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃em- / amarogentin

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