Where does “mortaio” come from?

mortaio (Italian) comes from Latin mortarium, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mortaio (Italian): mortar

Definitions

  1. mortar

Ancestry of “mortaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mortaio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Latin mortarium →