Where does “mainmorte” come from?
mainmorte (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mainmorte (French): mortmain
Definitions
- mortmain
Ancestry of “mainmorte”, step by step
mainmorte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French morte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | morte | feminine singular of mort; feminine singular of... |
| 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 |