Where does “mortel” come from?

mortel (French) comes from Old French mortel, from Latin mortālis, from Latin mors, from Proto-Italic mortis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mortel (French): mortal; deadly; wicked; cool; ace

Definitions

  1. mortal; deadly; wicked; cool; ace

Ancestry of “mortel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmortelmortal; fatal; killer; mortal
2Latinmortālismortal (subject to death)
3Latinmorsdeath; corpse; annihilation
4Proto-Italicmortisdeath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mortel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Proto-Italic mortis →