Where does “mortifier” come from?

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

mortifier (Old French): to kill; to render dead

Definitions

  1. to kill; to render dead

Ancestry of “mortifier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmortificōto kill or mortify
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 →