Where does “lup de mare atlantic” come from?
lup de mare atlantic (Romanian) comes from Romanian mare, from Latin mare, from Proto-Italic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
lup de mare atlantic (Romanian): great skua (Stercorarius skua)
Definitions
- great skua (Stercorarius skua)
Ancestry of “lup de mare atlantic”, step by step
lup de mare atlantic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian mare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mare | big, large, great; great, mighty; sea |
| 2 | Latin | mare | sea; ablative singular of mās |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | mari | sea |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Romanian lup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | lup | wolf |
| 2 | Latin | Lupus | A Roman cognomen |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | lukʷos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |
via Romanian atlantic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | atlantic | Atlantic pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean |
| 2 | French | atlantique | Atlantic |