Where does “mortuarium” come from?
mortuarium (Dutch) comes from Medieval Latin mortuarium, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mortuarium (Dutch): A mortuary, a morgue
Ancestry of “mortuarium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | mortuarium | receptacle for the dead; mortuary; A receptacle... |
| 2 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |