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Where does “moribundus” come from?

moribundus (Latin) comes from Latin morior, from Proto-Italic *moriōr.

moribundus (Latin): dying, moribund; fatal, mortal

Definitions

  1. dying, moribund; fatal, mortal

Ancestry of “moribundus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “moribundus”

  • moribund
  • moribundity
  • moribundly
  • moribundness
  • moribundo
  • moribond
  • moribundo
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