Where does “nemort” come from?

nemort (Romanian) comes from Romanian mort, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

nemort (Romanian): undead

Definitions

  1. undead

Ancestry of “nemort”, step by step

nemort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian mort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmortdead; dead body, corpse
2Vulgar Latinmortus
3Latinmortuusdead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,...
4Proto-Italicmortwosdead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twósdead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Romanian ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianneus
2Vulgar Latinnis
3Latinnōswe, us
4Proto-Italicnōswe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twósEvery word from Proto-Italic mortwos
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