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Where does “mortuarium” come from?

mortuarium (Medieval 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.

mortuarium (Medieval Latin): receptacle for the dead; mortuary; A receptacle...

Definitions

  1. receptacle for the dead; mortuary; A receptacle...

Ancestry of “mortuarium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmortuusdead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,...
2Proto-Italicmortwos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mortuarium”

  • mortuarium
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