Etymology

Morta

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Today it means: One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the cutter of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Atropos. Full definition →

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  1. Latin · derived frommors“death”
  2. English todayMorta

From Latin mors (“death”).

Words from the same roots

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