Where does “mors” come from?

mors (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic mortis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mors (Latin): death; corpse; annihilation

Definitions

  1. death; corpse; annihilation

Ancestry of “mors”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicmortisdeath
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mors”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →