Where does “morte” come from?

morte (Norman) comes from Norman mort, from Old French mort, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

morte (Norman): feminine singular of mort

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of mort

Ancestry of “morte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanmortdead; death
2Old Frenchmortpast participle of morir; dead; death
3Vulgar Latinmortus—
4Latinmortuusdead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,...
5Proto-Italicmortwosdead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twósdead
7Proto-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 →