Where does “muerte” come from?

muerte (Asturian) comes from Latin mortem, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

muerte (Asturian): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “muerte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmortemaccusative singular of mors
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Latin mortem →