Where does “ac de mare” come from?

ac de mare (Romanian) comes from Romanian de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

ac de mare (Romanian): greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus)

Definitions

  1. greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus)

Ancestry of “ac de mare”, step by step

ac de mare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandefrom; of; by
2Latinof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian mare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmarebig, large, great; great, mighty; sea
2Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
3Proto-Italicmarisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Romanian ac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianacneedle
2Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
3Proto-Italicakus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti