Where does “mainmortable” come from?
mainmortable (French) comes from French mainmorte, from French morte, from French mort, from Middle French mort, from Old French mort, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mainmortable (French): mainmortable
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- mainmortable
Ancestry of “mainmortable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mainmorte | mortmain |
| 2 | French | morte | feminine singular of mort; feminine singular of... |
| 3 | French | mort | past participle of mourir; dead; death |
| 4 | Middle French | mort | death |
| 5 | Old French | mort | past participle of morir; dead; death |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | mortus | — |
| 7 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | dead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | dead |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |