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Where does “maritime” come from?

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

maritime (Middle French): maritime

Definitions

  1. maritime

Ancestry of “maritime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmaritimusOf or pertaining to the sea; marine, maritime;...
2Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
3Proto-Italicmarisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “maritime”

  • maritime
  • nonmaritime
  • maritimal
  • maritimely
  • maritimization
  • maritime
  • maritim
  • maritim
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