Where does “outre-mer” come from?
outre-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.
outre-mer (French): overseas
Definitions
- overseas
Ancestry of “outre-mer”, step by step
outre-mer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French mer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mer | sea |
| 2 | Middle French | mer | sea |
| 3 | Old French | mer | sea |
| 4 | Latin | mare | sea; ablative singular of mās |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mari | sea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via French outré
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | outré | excessive; outrageous; past participle of outrer |
| 2 | Old French | oltre | above; over the top of |
| 3 | Latin | ultrā | beyond |
| 4 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |