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Where does “marigraph” come from?

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

marigraph (English): A device used to measure tidal levels

Definitions

  1. A device used to measure tidal levels

Ancestry of “marigraph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
2Proto-Italicmarisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “marigraph”

  • marigraphic
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