Where does “baixamar” come from?

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

baixamar (Catalan): ebb, low tide

Definitions

  1. ebb, low tide

Ancestry of “baixamar”, step by step

baixamar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan mar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmarsea
2Old Catalanmar—
3Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
4Proto-Italicmarisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Catalan baix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbaixlow; short; bass
2LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
3Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
4Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Italic mari →