Where does “romeria” come from?

romeria (Catalan) comes from Catalan romer, 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.

romeria (Catalan): pilgrimage

Definitions

  1. pilgrimage

Ancestry of “romeria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanromerrosemary
2Vulgar Latinromarius—
3Latinmarisgenitive singular of mās; accusative plural of...
4Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
5Proto-Italicmarisea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
7Proto-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 →