Where does “mortar” come from?
mortar (Ido) comes from Ido morto, from Esperanto morto, from French mort, from Middle French mort, from Old French mort, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mortar (Ido): to die, cease to live, cease to be, depart this...
Definitions
- to die, cease to live, cease to be, depart this...
Ancestry of “mortar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | morto | death, decease |
| 2 | Esperanto | morto | death |
| 3 | French | mort | past participle of mourir; dead; death |
| 4 | Middle French | mort | death |
| 5 | Old French | mort | past participle of morir; dead; death |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | mortus | — |
| 7 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | dead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | dead |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |