Where does “maritim” come from?

maritim (Danish) comes from French maritime, from Middle French maritime, from Latin maritimus, from Latin mare, from Proto-Italic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

maritim (Danish): maritime

Definitions

  1. maritime

Ancestry of “maritim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaritimemaritime
2Middle Frenchmaritimemaritime bordering the sea
3LatinmaritimusOf or pertaining to the sea; marine, maritime;...
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 móriEvery word from Proto-Italic mari