Etymology Explorer › Old Portuguese

Where does “morrer” come from?

morrer (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin morire, from Latin mori, from Latin morior, from Proto-Italic *moriōr.

Ancestry of “morrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmorirepresent active infinitive of *moriō
2Latinmoripresent active infinitive of morior; dative...
3LatinmoriorI die; I decay, wither
4Proto-Italic*moriōr—

Words derived from “morrer”

  • morrer
  • morrer
  • móri
  • muri
  • muri
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