Where does “morbiciune” come from?

morbiciune (Romanian) comes from Romanian morb, from Latin morbus, from Proto-Indo-European mor-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

morbiciune (Romanian): disease, sickness, illness

Definitions

  1. disease, sickness, illness

Ancestry of “morbiciune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmorbdisease, illness
2Latinmorbusa disease, illness, malady, sickness, disorder,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmor-to blacken, to dirty; dirt spot; to rub, pound,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mor- →Every word from Latin morbus →