Where does “morini” come from?

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

morini (Translingual): Morin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Morin's..."

Definitions

  1. Morin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Morin's..."

Ancestry of “morini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmorisea
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
3Proto-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-Celtic mori →