Where does “morbillous” come from?

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

morbillous (English): Resembling or relating to measles

Definitions

  1. Resembling or relating to measles

Ancestry of “morbillous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmorbillilittle disease; measles
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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