Where does “mortling” come from?
mortling (English) comes from English Mort, from English mortal, from Middle English mortal, from Old French mortal, from Latin mortālis, from Latin mors, from Proto-Italic mortis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mortling (English): An animal, such as a sheep, that has died of...
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- An animal, such as a sheep, that has died of...
Ancestry of “mortling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mort | A diminutive of the male given names Mortimer and Morton |
| 2 | English | mortal | Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury,... |
| 3 | Middle English | mortal | — |
| 4 | Old French | mortal | — |
| 5 | Latin | mortālis | mortal (subject to death) |
| 6 | Latin | mors | death; corpse; annihilation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | mortis | death |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mértis | death |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |