Ending & Transition
The Latin root word mort is easily recalled through the word mortal, for a “mortal” is someone whom “death” will claim one day.
The word "death" comes from Old English dēaþ, which in turn comes from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz (reconstructed by etymological analysis). This comes from the Proto-Indo-European stem *dheu- meaning the "process, act, condition of dying."
The Latin root word mort is easily recalled through the word mortal, for a “mortal” is someone whom “death” will claim one day.
The word "death" comes from Old English dēaþ, which in turn comes from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz (reconstructed by etymological analysis). This comes from the Proto-Indo-European stem *dheu- meaning the "process, act, condition of dying."