Where does “sânnicolean” come from?

sânnicolean (Romanian) comes from Romanian Sânnicolau Mare, 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.

sânnicolean (Romanian): from or pertaining to Sânnicolau Mare

Definitions

  1. from or pertaining to Sânnicolau Mare

Ancestry of “sânnicolean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianSânnicolau Mare—
2Romanianmarebig, large, great; great, mighty; sea
3Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
4Proto-Italicmarisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “sânnicolean”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Italic mari →