Where does “semimortuus” come from?

semimortuus (Latin) comes from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

semimortuus (Latin): half-dead

Definitions

  1. half-dead

Ancestry of “semimortuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmortuusdead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,...
2Proto-Italicmortwosdead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twósdead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós →Every word from Proto-Italic mortwos →