Where does “mo” come from?
mo (Haitian Creole) comes from French mort, from Middle French mort, from Old French mort, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mo (Haitian Creole): word
Definitions
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Ancestry of “mo”, step by step
mo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French mort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mort | past participle of mourir; dead; death |
| 2 | Middle French | mort | death |
| 3 | Old French | mort | past participle of morir; dead; death |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | mortus | — |
| 5 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | dead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | dead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |