Where does “immortal” come from?

Immortal derives from Latin immortalis, composed of the negating prefix in- and mortalis, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European ne meaning "not."

immortal (English): Not susceptible to death; living forever; never...

Definitions

  1. Not susceptible to death; living forever; never...

Ancestry of “immortal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimmortālisimmortal, undying, not subject to death
2Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “immortal

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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