The story
- Latin · derived fromamārus“bitter, sour”
- Medieval Latin · derived fromamārellum
- German · borrowed fromAmarelle
- English todayAmarelle
From German Amarelle, from Medieval Latin amārellum, from Latin amārus (“bitter, sour”) + -ellum (diminutive suffix).
Words from the same roots
Medieval Latinamārellum all →
morello
Latinamārus all →
amarettomorelloamaritudebetulinamaric acidconvallamarinmarasca
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.