Where does “mortel” come from?

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

mortel (Middle French): mortal; fatal; killer

Definitions

  1. mortal; fatal; killer

Ancestry of “mortel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmortālismortal (subject to death)
2Latinmorsdeath; corpse; annihilation
3Proto-Italicmortisdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Proto-Italic mortis →
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