Where does “muerto” come from?
muerto (Spanish) 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.
muerto (Spanish): dead; exhausted; dead tired; a dead person
Definitions
- dead; exhausted; dead tired; a dead person
Ancestry of “muerto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | mortus | — |
| 2 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
Words derived from “muerto”