Where does “marujo” come from?

marujo (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.

marujo (Portuguese): sailor; seaman

Definitions

  1. sailor; seaman

Ancestry of “marujo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemarsea; a multitude; a great amount or number of...
2Old Portuguesemarsea
3Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
4Proto-Italicmarisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Italic mari →