Where does “ultramar” come from?

ultramar (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.

ultramar (Catalan): overseas

Definitions

  1. overseas

Ancestry of “ultramar”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Italic mari →
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