Where does “romer” come from?
romer (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin romarius, from Latin maris, from Latin mare, from Proto-Italic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
romer (Catalan): rosemary
Definitions
- rosemary
Ancestry of “romer”, step by step
romer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin romarius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | romarius | — |
| 2 | Latin | maris | genitive singular of mās; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | mare | sea; ablative singular of mās |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mari | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Catalan romeu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | romeu | pilgrim |
| 2 | Latin | romaeus | Romaean, Byzantine |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥωμαῖος | Roman |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -αῖος | Suffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of") |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |