Where does “morsealfabet” come from?
morsealfabet (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk morse, from English Morse, from Middle French mors, from Latin morsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
morsealfabet (Norwegian Nynorsk): Morse code
Ancestry of “morsealfabet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | morse | Morse code; to transmit Morse code |
| 2 | English | Morse | Clipping of Morse code; To transmit by Morse code |
| 3 | Middle French | mors | plural of mort |
| 4 | Latin | morsus | bitten, eaten, devoured, consumed, having been... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |