Where does “esmorecer” come from?
esmorecer (Asturian) comes from Old Leonese *esmorecer, from Vulgar Latin emorescere, from Latin emorior, from Latin morior, from Proto-Italic *moriōr — to die.
esmorecer (Asturian): to faint
Definitions
- to faint
Ancestry of “esmorecer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Leonese | *esmorecer | to faint |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | emorescere | — |
| 3 | Latin | emorior | I die or die off; I die out |
| 4 | Latin | morior | I die; I decay, wither |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *moriōr | to die |