Where does “morsurus” come from?

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

morsurus (Latin): about to gnaw, sting, erode

Definitions

  1. about to gnaw, sting, erode

Ancestry of “morsurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmordeoto bite (into); nibble, gnaw
2Proto-Italicmordeōto bite
3Proto-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 mordeo →