Where does “outremer” come from?
outremer (English) comes from French outremer, 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): An area beyond the sea
Ancestry of “outremer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | outremer | ultramarine |
| 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 |