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Where does “muri” come from?

muri (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese morrer, from Old Portuguese morrer, from Vulgar Latin morire, from Latin mori, from Latin morior, from Proto-Italic *moriōr.

muri (Guinea-Bissau Creole): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “muri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemorrerto die; to die; to break down; to die to
2Old Portuguesemorrer—
3Vulgar Latinmorirepresent active infinitive of *moriō
4Latinmoripresent active infinitive of morior; dative...
5LatinmoriorI die; I decay, wither
6Proto-Italic*moriōr—
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