Where does “amortecimento” come from?

amortecimento (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Amortecer, 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.

amortecimento (Portuguese): deadening; muffling; dampening; mitigation

Definitions

  1. deadening; muffling; dampening; mitigation

Ancestry of “amortecimento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseAmortecerto absorb shock
2Portuguesemortodead; exhausted; a dead person; someone who has...
3Old Portuguesemorto
4Vulgar Latinmortus
5Latinmortuusdead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,...
6Proto-Italicmortwosdead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twósdead
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twósEvery word from Proto-Italic mortwos