Where does “morbu” come from?

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

morbu (Sicilian): snot (nose mucus)

Definitions

  1. snot (nose mucus)

Ancestry of “morbu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmorbusa disease, illness, malady, sickness, disorder,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmor-to blacken, to dirty; dirt spot; to rub, pound,...
3Proto-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 →
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