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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

  1. dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,...

Ancestry of “mortuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicmortwos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mortuus”

  • mortgage
  • mortmain
  • mortgagee
  • mortua manus
  • mortuary
  • mortes meins
  • mort
  • mortmayn
  • mortgagor
  • morte meyn
  • amortize
  • amortizable
  • mortgager
  • remortgage
  • nonmortgage
  • nonamortizable
  • mortgageable
  • nonmortuary
  • amortizement
  • unamortizable
  • remort
  • morkin
  • unmortgageable
  • mortling
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