Etymology

amaritude

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Today it means: Bitterness, sorrow. Full definition →

Middle English amarytude ← Old French amaritude ← Latin amāritūdō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromamārus“bitter”
  2. Latin · derived fromamāritūdō
  3. Old French · derived fromamaritude
  4. Middle English · inherited fromamarytude
  5. English todayamaritude

From Middle English amarytude, from Old French amaritude, from Latin amāritūdō, from Latin amārus (“bitter”).

Words from the same roots

Latinamārus all →

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