Where does “multo” come from?

multo (Chavacano) comes from Spanish muerto, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

multo (Chavacano): ghost; apparition of the dead

Definitions

  1. ghost; apparition of the dead

Ancestry of “multo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmuertodead; exhausted; dead tired; a dead person
2Vulgar Latinmortus—
3Latinmortuusdead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,...
4Proto-Italicmortwosdead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twósdead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós →Every word from Proto-Italic mortwos →