Where does “amortecer” come from?
amortecer (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese morto, from Old Portuguese morto, 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.
amortecer (Portuguese): to numb; to become numb; to deaden; to muffle
Definitions
- to numb; to become numb; to deaden; to muffle
Ancestry of “amortecer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | morto | dead; exhausted; a dead person; someone who has... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | morto | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | mortus | — |
| 4 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | dead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | dead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |