Where does “Mortalität” come from?
Mortalität (German) comes from Latin mortalitas, 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.
Mortalität (German): mortality
Definitions
- mortality
Ancestry of “Mortalität”, step by step
Mortalität traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin mortalitas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mortalitas | mortality |
| 2 | Latin | mortālis | mortal (subject to death) |
| 3 | Latin | mors | death; corpse; annihilation |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mortis | death |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mértis | death |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via German mortal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mortal | — |