mer

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French word mer comes from Proto-Indo-European *mer-, and later Proto-Indo-European *móri (Sea.)

*mer- (Proto-Indo-European)

*móri (Proto-Indo-European)

Sea.

*mari (Proto-Italic)

Sea.

mare (Latin)

Sea.

mer (Old French)

Sea (large body of water).

mer (Middle French)

Sea (large body of water).

mer (French)

Sea (large body of water).

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