Where does “premortuary” come from?
premortuary (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.
premortuary (English): Before funeral rites
Definitions
- Before funeral rites
Ancestry of “premortuary”, step by step
premortuary 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 |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |