Where does “post mortem” come from?

post mortem (English) comes from Latin mortem, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

post mortem (English): Having been inflicted or having occurred after...

Definitions

  1. Having been inflicted or having occurred after...

Ancestry of “post mortem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmortemaccusative singular of mors
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “post mortem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Latin mortem →