Where does “mariscar” come from?

mariscar (Spanish) comes from Spanish marisco, 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.

mariscar (Spanish): to catch shellfish

Definitions

  1. to catch shellfish

Ancestry of “mariscar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmariscoedible shellfish or alga; seafood
2Spanishmarsea; seaside; lunar mare
3Old Spanishmar
4Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
5Proto-Italicmarisea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-