Where does “Armorik” come from?
Armorik (Middle English) comes from French Armorique, from Latin Armorica, from Latin Arēmorica, from Transalpine Gaulish Aremorika, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
Ancestry of “Armorik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | Armorique | — |
| 2 | Latin | Armorica | — |
| 3 | Latin | Arēmorica | — |
| 4 | Transalpine Gaulish | Aremorika | place by the sea |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | mori | sea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |