mer

French

noun
Definitions
  • sea large body of water

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French mer inherited from Old French mer inherited from Latin mare (sea) inherited from Proto-Italic *mari inherited from Proto-Indo-European *móri (sea, lake, body of water, standing water).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*móri

Gloss

sea, lake, body of water, standing water

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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