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

Aremorika traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic mori

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

via Proto-Celtic ɸare-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸare-for-, fore-
2Proto-Celticɸarein front of
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Proto-Indo-European mori-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmori-marsh, lake, sea; sea

Words derived from “Aremorika”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →