Where does “morti” come from?
morti (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto morto, from French mort, from Middle French mort, from Old French mort, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
morti (Esperanto): to die, pass away
Definitions
- to die, pass away
Ancestry of “morti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | morto | death |
| 2 | French | mort | past participle of mourir; dead; death |
| 3 | Middle French | mort | death |
| 4 | Old French | mort | past participle of morir; dead; death |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | mortus | — |
| 6 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | dead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | dead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |