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Where does “mortellement” come from?

mortellement (French) comes from French mortel, 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.

mortellement (French): mortally

Definitions

  1. mortally

Ancestry of “mortellement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmortelmortal; deadly; wicked; cool; ace
2Old Frenchmortelmortal; fatal; killer; mortal
3Latinmortālis—
4Latinmorsdeath; corpse; annihilation
5Proto-Italicmortisdeath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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