morior
Meaning
- (conjugation-3, deponent, iō-variant) to die, be slain, fall (in battle), perish
- (conjugation-3, deponent, iō-variant) to decay, wither
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈmɔ.ri.ɔr]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *morjōr, from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βροτός (brotós, “mortal”), Proto-Germanic *murþaz, Proto-Celtic *marwos, Lithuanian mirti (“death”), Sanskrit मृत्यु (mṛtyú, “death”), Proto-Slavic *merti. Related to mors (“death”).
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