myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of mar

Etymology of the Spanish word mar

the Spanish word mar

derived from the Latin word mare (sea; sea water)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mori-

derived from the Middle Dutch word mare

Dutch meer, English mere, English more, French mer, German Meer, German mehr, Icelandic meir, Italian mare, Latin mare, Lithuanian marios, Provençal mar, Russian мoрe, Swedish mar-, Swedish mer