Where does “aquamarine” come from?
Aquamarine comes from Latin aqua marina, literally "water of the sea," from Latin aqua and mare, which derives from Proto-Indo-European móri meaning "sea" or the root mer- meaning "to shimmer" or "waters."
aquamarine (English): The bluish-green colour of the sea; A...
Definitions
- The bluish-green colour of the sea; A...
Ancestry of “aquamarine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aqua marina | sea water; seawater |
| 2 | Latin | mare | sea; ablative singular of mās |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | mari | sea |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |