Where does “Outremer” come from?

Outremer (English) comes from French outre-mer, from French mer, from Middle French mer, from Old French mer, from Latin mare, from Proto-Italic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Outremer (English): The French Crusader States established in the Middle East after the First Crusade

Definitions

  1. The French Crusader States established in the Middle East after the First Crusade

Ancestry of “Outremer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoutre-meroverseas
2Frenchmersea
3Middle Frenchmersea
4Old Frenchmersea
5Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
6Proto-Italicmarisea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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