Where does “mar de fondo” come from?

mar de fondo (Galician) comes from Galician de, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

mar de fondo (Galician): ocean swell

Definitions

  1. ocean swell

Ancestry of “mar de fondo”, step by step

mar de fondo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciandeof, from
2Old Portuguesedeof
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Galician mar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianmarsea; swell; sea; vast number or quantity
2Old Portuguesemarsea
3Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
4Proto-Italicmarisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Galician fondo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfondodeep; intense; bottom
2Old Portuguesefondo
3Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti
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