mortífero

Meaning

deadly (able to kill)

Concepts

internecine

deadly

fatal

Synonyms

fatal

letal

mortal

letífero

fatífero

Translations

mortel

fatal

mortífero

fatal

tödlich

meurtrier

létal

mortifère

fatale

dodelijk

fataal

noodlottig

fatal

letal

mortal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/moʁˈt͡ʃi.fe.ɾu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: mortifer

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin mortiferum, derived from mors (“death”) + -fer (“-bearing, -carrying”), originally a calque of Ancient Greek θᾰνᾰτηφόρος (thănătēphóros, “deadly, lethal”, literally “death-bearing”). By surface analysis, morte + -ífero.