Where does “mortier” come from?

mortier (Old French) comes from Latin mortarium, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “mortier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mortier

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Latin mortarium