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Where does “Morta” come from?

Morta (English) comes from Latin mors, from Proto-Italic mortis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “Morta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmorsdeath; corpse; annihilation
2Proto-Italicmortisdeath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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