Where does “morganatic” come from?
morganatic (English) comes from Latin morganaticus, from Latin matrimonium ad morganaticam, from Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō, from Proto-Germanic *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European merkʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
morganatic (English): Designating a marriage between a man of higher...
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