Where does “meercellig” come from?

meercellig (Dutch) comes from Dutch meer, from Middle Dutch mêer, from Old Dutch meri, from Proto-West Germanic mārī, from Proto-Germanic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

meercellig (Dutch): multicellular

Definitions

  1. multicellular

Ancestry of “meercellig”, step by step

meercellig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch meer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmeerlake; sea; comparative degree of veel; more
2Middle Dutchmêerborder, boundary
3Old Dutchmeriborder, boundary
4Proto-West Germanicmārīfamous; story, tale; message
5Proto-Germanicmarisea, ocean; lake, body of water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Dutch cel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcelcell
2Middle Dutchcelle—
3Latincellaa small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelnā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “meercellig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →