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

Definitions

  1. An area beyond the sea

Ancestry of “outremer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoutremerultramarine
2Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
3Proto-Italicmarisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Italic mari →