Where does “mortal” come from?

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

mortal (Portuguese): Susceptible to death; mortal; Prone to cause...

Definitions

  1. Susceptible to death; mortal; Prone to cause...

Ancestry of “mortal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemortal—
2Latinmortālismortal (subject to death)
3Latinmorsdeath; corpse; annihilation
4Proto-Italicmortisdeath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
6Proto-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 →