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Where does “marea” come from?

marea (Spanish) comes from French marée, from French -ée, from Middle French -ee, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

marea (Spanish): tide

Definitions

  1. tide

Ancestry of “marea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaréetide; catch; anything that forms a great crowd, a...
2French-éeForming feminine nouns having the sense of...
3Middle French-ee—
4Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
5Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
6Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “marea”

  • marear
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