Where does “morganatico” come from?
morganatico (Italian) comes from Latin morganaticus, from Latin matrimonium ad morganaticam, from Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō, from Proto-Germanic *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European merkʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
morganatico (Italian): morganatic
Definitions
- morganatic
Ancestry of “morganatico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | morganaticus | — |
| 2 | Latin | matrimonium ad morganaticam | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *murgnagebō | morning gift |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *murginaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | merkʷ- | dark; to blink, twinkle; to flicker, twinkle,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |