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Where does “morto” come from?

morto (Portuguese) comes 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.

morto (Portuguese): dead; exhausted; a dead person; someone who has...

Definitions

  1. dead; exhausted; a dead person; someone who has...

Ancestry of “morto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemorto—
2Vulgar Latinmortus—
3Latinmortuusdead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,...
4Proto-Italicmortwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “morto”

  • amortecedor
  • amortecer
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