Where does “mortier” come from?
mortier (French) comes from Old French mortier, from Latin mortarium, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mortier (French): mortar
Ancestry of “mortier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | mortier | — |
| 2 | Latin | mortarium | mortar; large basin in which mortar is made |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
Words derived from “mortier”