Where does “morbilli” come from?

morbilli (English) comes from Medieval Latin morbillus, from Latin morbus, from Proto-Indo-European mor-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

morbilli (English): measles, rubeola

Definitions

  1. measles, rubeola

Ancestry of “morbilli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmorbillus—
2Latinmorbusa disease, illness, malady, sickness, disorder,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmor-to blacken, to dirty; dirt spot; to rub, pound,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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