Where does “morti” come from?
morti (Italian) comes from Italian morto, 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.
morti (Italian): plural of morte; plural of morto
Definitions
- plural of morte; plural of morto
Ancestry of “morti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | morto | dead; past; dead man |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | mortus | — |
| 3 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |