Where does “aguamar” come from?

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

aguamar (Spanish): jellyfish

Definitions

  1. jellyfish

Ancestry of “aguamar”, step by step

aguamar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish mar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmarsea; seaside; lunar mare
2Old Spanishmar—
3Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
4Proto-Italicmarisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Spanish agua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaguawater; body of water; rain
2Old Spanishaguawater
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →