Where does “mure-” come from?
mure- (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic mureh, from Portuguese morrer, from Old Portuguese morrer, from Vulgar Latin morire, from Latin mori, from Latin morior, from Proto-Italic *moriōr — to die.
Ancestry of “mure-”, step by step
mure- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Finnic mureh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | mureh | sorrow, grief |
| 2 | Portuguese | morrer | to die; to die; to break down; to die to |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | morrer | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | morire | present active infinitive of *moriō |
| 5 | Latin | mori | present active infinitive of morior; dative... |
| 6 | Latin | morior | I die; I decay, wither |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *moriōr | to die |