Where does “mer” come from?

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

mer (Middle French): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “mer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmersea
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 “mer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →