Where does “muerte” come from?

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

muerte (Chavacano): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “muerte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmuertedeath; death, demise
2Latinmortemaccusative singular of mors
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
4Proto-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 →