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Where does “smorire” come from?

smorire (Italian) comes from Italian morire, from Latin morior, from Proto-Italic *moriōr.

smorire (Italian): To whiten; To fade

Definitions

  1. To whiten; To fade

Ancestry of “smorire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmoriredeath; to die
2LatinmoriorI die; I decay, wither
3Proto-Italic*moriōr—

Words derived from “smorire”

  • smorto
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