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Where does “morior” come from?

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

morior (Latin): I die; I decay, wither

Definitions

  1. I die; I decay, wither

Ancestry of “morior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*moriōr—

Words derived from “morior”

  • mortgage
  • mortgagee
  • mortuary
  • mort
  • mortgagor
  • moribund
  • demur
  • amortize
  • demurrage
  • amortizable
  • demurring
  • demurral
  • mortgager
  • remortgage
  • morendo
  • nonmortgage
  • demurrable
  • nonamortizable
  • moribundity
  • mortgageable
  • nonmortuary
  • amortizement
  • unamortizable
  • remort
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