Where does “mortandad” come from?

mortandad (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish mortaldat, from Latin mortalitas, from Latin mortālis, from Latin mors, from Proto-Italic mortis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mortandad (Spanish): mortality, loss of life

Definitions

  1. mortality, loss of life

Ancestry of “mortandad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishmortaldatmortality
2Latinmortalitasmortality
3Latinmortālismortal (subject to death)
4Latinmorsdeath; corpse; annihilation
5Proto-Italicmortisdeath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Proto-Italic mortis →