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Where does “morboso” come from?

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

morboso (Spanish): morbid, sick; Causing sickness; sickening

Definitions

  1. morbid, sick; Causing sickness; sickening

Ancestry of “morboso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmorbōsus—
2Latinmorbusa disease, illness, malady, sickness, disorder,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmor-to blacken, to dirty; dirt spot; to rub, pound,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “morboso”

  • morbosamente
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