Where does “mare” come from?

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

mare (Latin): sea; ablative singular of mās

Definitions

  1. sea; ablative singular of mās

Ancestry of “mare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicmarisea
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →