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Where does “Aremorika” come from?

Aremorika (Transalpine Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Aremorika (Transalpine Gaulish): place by the sea

Definitions

  1. place by the sea

Ancestry of “Aremorika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmorisea
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “Aremorika”

  • Armorica
  • Armorican
  • Armorica
  • Armórica
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