Where does “mortaldad” come from?

mortaldad (Ladino) comes from Old Spanish mortaldat, from Latin mortalitas, from Latin mortālis, from Latin mors, from Proto-Italic mortis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mortaldad (Ladino): mortality death on a large scale

Definitions

  1. mortality death on a large scale

Ancestry of “mortaldad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishmortaldatmortality
2Latinmortalitasmortality
3Latinmortālismortal (subject to death)
4Latinmorsdeath; corpse; annihilation
5Proto-Italicmortisdeath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértisEvery word from Proto-Italic mortis
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