Where does “mortem” come from?

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

mortem (Latin): accusative singular of mors

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of mors

Ancestry of “mortem”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mortem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →
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