Where does “admorsus” come from?

admorsus (Latin) comes from Latin admordeo, from Latin mordeō, from Proto-Italic mordeō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

admorsus (Latin): a biting at, a bite, having been bitten; bitten,...

Definitions

  1. a biting at, a bite, having been bitten; bitten,...

Ancestry of “admorsus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinadmordeoI bite or gnaw at or into; I get possession of...
2Latinmordeōto bite (into); nibble, gnaw
3Proto-Italicmordeōto bite
4Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- →Every word from Proto-Italic mordeō →Every word from Latin mordeō →