Maremma

maremma English Proper noun 1 A geographical region in Lazio and Tuscany, Italy. Related terms en Maremmese Italian it: Etymology Several etymologies have been proposed. The most common is that the area was supposedly known in Roman times as la maritima la regio (meaning “sea-side country”), and that the name came down directly from this Latin designation. Another theory has that the name derives from es marisma, meaning “swamp”. This Spanish term also derives from la maritima. The area was known for being a malarial swamp (see the article Grosseto in the online Britannica), and it belonged to the State of the Presidi State of the Presidi, which was under Spanish control from 1557 to 1707, so a voyage from la maritima to es marisma to Maremma does not at all look impossible. Finally, an amateur etymology derives it as goh marah horse + goh *hemma pen for animals; the semantic distance remains unexplained. Pronunciation Marémma Proper noun f the coastal plain of southern Tuscany and northern Lazio Anagrams it aaemmmr mammare