Where does “mortuus” come from?
mortuus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mortuus (Latin): dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,...
Definitions
- dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,...
Ancestry of “mortuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
Words derived from “mortuus”