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morior

[ˈmɔ.ri.ɔr] · verb

Meaning

  1. to die, be slain, fall (in battle), perish
  2. to decay, wither

Etymology / origin

From Proto-Italic *morjōr, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥yétor, 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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