Where does “morte” come from?

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

morte (Neapolitan): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “morte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmorsdeath; corpse; annihilation
2Proto-Italicmortisdeath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
4Proto-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 →