Where does “amerissagem” come from?
amerissagem (Portuguese) comes from French amerrissage, from French amerrir, from French mer, from Middle French mer, from Old French mer, from Latin mare, from Proto-Italic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
amerissagem (Portuguese): splashdown (landing into water)
Definitions
- splashdown (landing into water)
Ancestry of “amerissagem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | amerrissage | splashdown; ditching |
| 2 | French | amerrir | to splash down; to crash-land |
| 3 | French | mer | sea |
| 4 | Middle French | mer | sea |
| 5 | Old French | mer | sea |
| 6 | Latin | mare | sea; ablative singular of mās |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | mari | sea |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |