Where does “mortăciune” come from?

mortăciune (Romanian) comes from Latin morticīna, from Latin morticinus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mortăciune (Romanian): corpse, dead body; bag of bones; carrion

Definitions

  1. corpse, dead body; bag of bones; carrion

Ancestry of “mortăciune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmorticīna—
2Latinmorticinusdead (that has died naturally); carrion
3Latinmortuusdead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,...
4Proto-Italicmortwosdead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twósdead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós →Every word from Proto-Italic mortwos →