mortality

/mɔːˈtæləti/mawr-TA-luh-tee

/mɔɹˈtæləti/mawr-TA-luh-tee

Meaningthe state of being mortal

Common meaning: being bound to die

Other meanings: the death rate

mortdeathLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1166 · scan
aladjective ending: relating to
itynoun ending: being so, the quality of

Journey through time

Latinmors, mortis‘death’
Old Frenchmortalsource
Middle Englishmortalsource
Englishmortal‘bound to die’
Englishformed in English from mortalmortality‘being bound to die’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from mortal + -ity.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), MORTAL, p.378 · scan

Roots

mors, mortis Latin “death”

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