Where does “morteiro” come from?

morteiro (Portuguese) comes from Latin mortarium, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

morteiro (Portuguese): mortar

Definitions

  1. mortar

Ancestry of “morteiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “morteiro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Latin mortarium →
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