Where does “mortiferous” come from?

mortiferous (English) comes from Latin mortifer, from Latin mortiferus, from Latin mors, from Proto-Italic mortis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mortiferous (English): Causing spiritual death; Causing physical death;...

Definitions

  1. Causing spiritual death; Causing physical death;...

Ancestry of “mortiferous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmortiferdeadly, fatal, lethal
2LatinmortiferusAlternative form of mortifer
3Latinmorsdeath; corpse; annihilation
4Proto-Italicmortisdeath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mortiferous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Proto-Italic mortis →
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