Latin

mortuus

‘dead’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin mortuus.

3 English words in this record descend from Latin mortuus, most familiar first.

• mortuary ← mortuarie ← mortuārium
• amortize ← amortisen ← amortir ← *admortīre
• mortpay ← mort ← mort ← *mortu

Etymograph / Latin mortuus