Where does “morbos” come from?

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

morbos (Romanian): sick, sickly

Definitions

  1. sick, sickly

Ancestry of “morbos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmorbōsusdiseased, sick, ill
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 →