Where does “mortis” come from?

mortis (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mortis (Proto-Italic): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “mortis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mortis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →
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