Where does “ultramar” come from?

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

ultramar (Portuguese): overseas; The Portuguese African overseas...

Definitions

  1. overseas; The Portuguese African overseas...

Ancestry of “ultramar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseultramar—
2Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
3Proto-Italicmarisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-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 →