Where does “promortalist” come from?

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

promortalist (English): A proponent of promortalism

Definitions

  1. A proponent of promortalism

Ancestry of “promortalist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmortalSusceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury,...
2Middle Englishmortal
3Old Frenchmortal
4Latinmortālismortal (subject to death)
5Latinmorsdeath; corpse; annihilation
6Proto-Italicmortisdeath
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-