Where does “marbirdo” come from?

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

marbirdo (Esperanto): seabird

Definitions

  1. seabird

Ancestry of “marbirdo”, step by step

marbirdo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto maro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomarosea
2Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
3Proto-Italicmarisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Esperanto birdo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantobirdobird
2EnglishbirdA member of the class of animals Aves in the...
3Middle Englishbrida young bird, a bird in general; Alternative form...
4Old Englishbriddyoung bird, chick; chicken
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Italic mari →