Where does “morbus” come from?

morbus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European mor-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

morbus (Latin): a disease, illness, malady, sickness, disorder,...

Definitions

  1. a disease, illness, malady, sickness, disorder,...

Ancestry of “morbus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmor-to blacken, to dirty; dirt spot; to rub, pound,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “morbus”

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