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