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Where does “mortwos” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mortwos”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mortwos”

  • mortgage
  • mortgagee
  • mortuary
  • mort
  • mortgagor
  • amortize
  • amortizable
  • mortgager
  • remortgage
  • nonmortgage
  • nonamortizable
  • mortgageable
  • nonmortuary
  • amortizement
  • unamortizable
  • remort
  • morkin
  • unmortgageable
  • mortling
  • mort wap-apace
  • mortpay
  • multimortgage
  • amortization
  • dismortgage
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