English word mortuary comes from Latin morior (I decay, wither.. I die.), Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| morior | Latin (lat) | I decay, wither.. I die. |
| *mr̥twós | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| mortuus | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) faint, overwhelmed.. Dead, having died.. Decayed, withered A corpse, dead body. A dead person, dead man. |
| mortuarius | Latin (lat) | |
| mortuarium | Malayalam (mal) | |
| mortuarie | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| mortuary | English (eng) | Of, or relating to death or a funeral; funereal (historical) A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner.. A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation. |