Where does “mortuarie” come from?
mortuarie (Anglo-Norman) comes from Medieval Latin mortuarium, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mortuarie (Anglo-Norman): mortuary
Definitions
- mortuary
Ancestry of “mortuarie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | mortuarium | receptacle for the dead; mortuary; A receptacle... |
| 2 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | dead |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |