Where does “nonmortuary” come from?
nonmortuary (English) comes from English mortuary, from Anglo-Norman mortuarie, from Medieval Latin mortuarium, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
nonmortuary (English): Not mortuary
Definitions
- Not mortuary
Ancestry of “nonmortuary”, step by step
nonmortuary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mortuary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mortuary | of, or relating to death or a funeral; funereal;... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | mortuarie | mortuary |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | mortuarium | receptacle for the dead; mortuary; A receptacle... |
| 4 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | dead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | dead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |