Where does “mares” come from?
mares (Catalan) comes from Catalan mare, from Latin mater, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
mares (Catalan): plural of mare
Ancestry of “mares”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | mare | mother |
| 2 | Latin | mater | mother; matron of a house; honorific title |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |