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Where does “mari” come from?

mari (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.

mari (Romanian): plural of mare; to enlarge, make bigger, greater

Definitions

  1. plural of mare; to enlarge, make bigger, greater

Ancestry of “mari”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mari”

  • mărire
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