Where does “mort” come from?

mort (Romansch) comes 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.

mort (Romansch): dead

Definitions

  1. dead

Ancestry of “mort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmortus—
2Latinmortuusdead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,...
3Proto-Italicmortwosdead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twósdead
5Proto-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 →