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Where does “Romero” come from?

Romero (Cebuano) comes from Spanish romero, 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.

Ancestry of “Romero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishromerosaid of a type of pilgrim heading to Rome, or...
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
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