Where does “haute mer” come from?

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

haute mer (French): open sea, open water; high sea; international...

Definitions

  1. open sea, open water; high sea; international...

Ancestry of “haute mer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmersea
2Middle Frenchmersea
3Old Frenchmersea
4Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
5Proto-Italicmarisea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
7Proto-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 →