Where does “mortiferus” come from?

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

mortiferus (Latin): Alternative form of mortifer

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mortifer

Ancestry of “mortiferus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmorsdeath; corpse; annihilation
2Proto-Italicmortisdeath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mortiferus”

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