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Where does “marisquería” come from?

marisquería (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.

marisquería (Spanish): seafood shop, especially one that specializes in...

Definitions

  1. seafood shop, especially one that specializes in...

Ancestry of “marisquería”, 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
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