Where does “morse” come from?

morse (English) comes from Middle French mors, from Latin morsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

morse (English): A clasp or fastening used to fasten a cope in the...

Definitions

  1. A clasp or fastening used to fasten a cope in the...

Ancestry of “morse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmorsplural of mort
2Latinmorsusbitten, eaten, devoured, consumed, having been...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin morsus →