Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “mordere” come from?

mordere (Italian) comes from Latin mordēre.

mordere (Italian): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Ancestry of “mordere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmordēre—

Words derived from “mordere”

  • morse
  • mordicchiare
Every word from Latin mordēre →