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Where does “mero” come from?

mero (English) comes from Spanish mero, from Latin merus, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mero (English): Any of several large groupers of warm seas;...

Definitions

  1. Any of several large groupers of warm seas;...

Ancestry of “mero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmeromere; pure; grouper
2Latinmerussheer, undiluted, pure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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