Where does “ultramar” come from?

ultramar (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.

ultramar (Spanish): abroad; overseas

Definitions

  1. abroad; overseas

Ancestry of “ultramar”, step by step

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