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
- Not susceptible to death; living forever; never...
Ancestry of “immortal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | immortālis | — |
| 2 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “immortal”