Proto-Indo-European

*mértis

‘death’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *mértis.

10 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *mértis, most familiar first.

• mortality ← mortalite ← mortālitās ← mortālis ← mors
• mortal ← mortālis ← mors ← *mortis
• immortal ← immortālis ← mortālis ← mors ← *mortis
• mortician ← *mortis
• mortify ← mortifier ← mortificō ← mors ← *mortis
• mortiferous ← mortifer ← mors ← *mortis
• mortichnium ← mors ← *mortis
• mortido ← mors ← *mortis
• mortocracy ← mors ← *mortis
• premortem ← mors ← *mortis

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mértis