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
Ancestry of “morbilli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | morbillus | — |
| 2 | Latin | morbus | a disease, illness, malady, sickness, disorder,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mor- | to blacken, to dirty; dirt spot; to rub, pound,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |