Where does “Armorica” come from?

Armorica (English) comes from Latin Armorica, from Latin Arēmorica, from Transalpine Gaulish Aremorika, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Armorica (English): The north-western part of ancient Gaul, corresponding to modern Brittany

Definitions

  1. The north-western part of ancient Gaul, corresponding to modern Brittany

Ancestry of “Armorica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinArmorica—
2LatinArēmorica—
3Transalpine GaulishAremorikaplace by the sea
4Proto-Celticmorisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “Armorica”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →