Where does “mortiferousness” come from?
mortiferousness (English) comes from English mortiferous, 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.
mortiferousness (English): The quality of being mortiferous
Definitions
- The quality of being mortiferous
Ancestry of “mortiferousness”, step by step
mortiferousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mortiferous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mortiferous | Causing spiritual death; Causing physical death;... |
| 2 | Latin | mortifer | deadly, fatal, lethal |
| 3 | Latin | mortiferus | Alternative form of mortifer |
| 4 | Latin | mors | death; corpse; annihilation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mortis | death |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mértis | death |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |