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Italian word amaro comes from English gentian, Proto-Indo-European *h₃em-, h₂eh₃m-
gentian (English)
Any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae found in temperate and mountainous regions with violet or blue flowers.. The dried roots and rhizome of a European gentian, Gentiana lutea, used as a tonic.
*h₃em-, h₂eh₃m- (Proto-Indo-European)
amarus (Latin)
Bitter (taste). Dire, woeful, terrible. Harsh, shrill (sound). Sarcastic (speech). Sour, morose (conduct or behavior).
amara (Italian)