Where does “mares” come from?
mares (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mar, from Old Portuguese mar, from Latin mare, from Proto-Italic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mares (Portuguese): plural of mar
Ancestry of “mares”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | mar | sea; a multitude; a great amount or number of... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | mar | sea |
| 3 | Latin | mare | sea; ablative singular of mās |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mari | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |