myEtymology.com: French etymology of mère

1. Etymology of the French word mère

the French word mère

derived from the Late Latin word mater (mother; mother, foster mother; lady)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *māter- (mother)

Romanian mer

Catalan _mod, Catalan paor, Dutch moeder, English mother, French labourer, French largesse, French peur, German Mutter, Icelandic módir, Italian larghezza, Italian lavorare, Italian madre, Italian mero, Portuguese pavor, Provençal laborar, Provençal pavor, Spanish mero, Spanish largueza, Spanish madre, Spanish pavor, Swedish moder

derived from the French word mère

derived from the Latin word mera

derived from the Latin word merus (unmixed, pure, only)