Where does “Maresme” come from?

Maresme (Catalan) comes from Latin maritimus, from Latin mare, from Proto-Italic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Maresme (Catalan): salt marsh, tidal marsh

Definitions

  1. salt marsh, tidal marsh

Ancestry of “Maresme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmaritimusOf or pertaining to the sea; marine, maritime;...
2Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
3Proto-Italicmarisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Italic mari →