Where does “mer” come from?
mer (Polish) comes from English mer, from English polymer, from English poly-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
mer (Polish): mayor in France and other countries, the chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc
Definitions
- mayor in France and other countries, the chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc
Ancestry of “mer”, step by step
mer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mer | A repeat unit: a structural unit which through... |
| 2 | English | polymer | A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain... |
| 3 | English | poly- | many; polymer |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
via French maire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | maire | mayor; male mayor |
| 2 | Old French | maire | primary; principal; most major; a senior public... |
| 3 | Latin | māior | ancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders |
| 4 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |