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Where does “marese” come from?

marese (Italian) comes from French marais, from Middle French marais, from Old French mareis, from Medieval Latin mariscus, from Frankish marisk, from Proto-Germanic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

marese (Italian): marsh

Definitions

  1. marsh

Ancestry of “marese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaraisswamp, marsh; land suitable for growing primeur...
2Middle Frenchmarais—
3Old Frenchmareismarsh
4Medieval LatinmariscusAlternative form of mariscos
5Frankishmariskmarsh, swamp; lake-like, marshy
6Proto-Germanicmarisea, ocean; lake, body of water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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