Where does “semimorto” come from?

semimorto (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.

semimorto (Italian): half dead / halfdead, more dead than alive

Definitions

  1. half dead / halfdead, more dead than alive

Ancestry of “semimorto”, step by step

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