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Where does “moribundity” come from?

moribundity (English) comes from English moribund, from Latin moribundus, from Latin morior, from Proto-Italic *moriōr.

moribundity (English): the state or condition of being moribund

Definitions

  1. the state or condition of being moribund

Ancestry of “moribundity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoribundApproaching death; about to die; dying; expiring;...
2Latinmoribundusdying, moribund; fatal, mortal
3LatinmoriorI die; I decay, wither
4Proto-Italic*moriōr—
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