Where does “mortíferu” come from?
mortíferu (Asturian) comes from Latin mortifer, from Latin mortiferus, from Latin mors, from Proto-Italic mortis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mortíferu (Asturian): deadly
Ancestry of “mortíferu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mortifer | deadly, fatal, lethal |
| 2 | Latin | mortiferus | Alternative form of mortifer |
| 3 | Latin | mors | death; corpse; annihilation |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mortis | death |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mértis | death |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |