Where does “moribundly” come from?
moribundly (English) comes from English moribund, from Latin moribundus, from Latin morior, from Proto-Italic *moriōr.
moribundly (English): In a moribund way
Ancestry of “moribundly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | moribund | Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring;... |
| 2 | Latin | moribundus | dying, moribund; fatal, mortal |
| 3 | Latin | morior | I die; I decay, wither |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *moriōr | — |