Where does “mortier” come from?

mortier (English) comes from French mortier, from Old French mortier, from Latin mortarium, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mortier (English): A cap of state worn by legal functionaries in...

Definitions

  1. A cap of state worn by legal functionaries in...

Ancestry of “mortier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmortiermortar
2Old Frenchmortier—
3Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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