Where does “mort” come from?

mort (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Mörtel, from Latin mortarium, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mort (Serbo-Croatian): mortar

Definitions

  1. mortar

Ancestry of “mort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMörtelmortar
2Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Latin mortariumEvery word from German Mörtel