Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/mortwos

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This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós.

Adjective

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*mortwos[1]

  1. dead

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Latin: mortuus (see there for further descendants)
  • Venetic: 𐌌𐌖𐌓𐌕𐌖𐌅𐌏𐌝 (murtuvoí, dead, dat.sg.)

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “morior”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 389–390