Where does “sinmortigo” come from?
sinmortigo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto mortigo, from Esperanto mortigi, from Esperanto morti, from Esperanto morto, from French mort, from Middle French mort, from Old French mort, from Vulgar Latin mortus — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
sinmortigo (Esperanto): suicide
Definitions
- suicide
Ancestry of “sinmortigo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | mortigo | killing |
| 2 | Esperanto | mortigi | to kill |
| 3 | Esperanto | morti | to die, pass away |
| 4 | Esperanto | morto | death |
| 5 | French | mort | past participle of mourir; dead; death |
| 6 | Middle French | mort | death |
| 7 | Old French | mort | past participle of morir; dead; death |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | mortus | — |
| 9 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | dead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | dead |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |