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

  1. plural of morte; plural of morto

Ancestry of “morti”, step by step

morti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian morto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmortodead; past; dead man
2Vulgar Latinmortus—
3Latinmortuusdead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,...
4Proto-Italicmortwosdead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twósdead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Italian morte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmortedeath
2Latinmorsdeath; corpse; annihilation
3Proto-Italicmortisdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath

Words derived from “morti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós →Every word from Proto-Italic mortwos →