mortuary

The story

1. Latin · derived frommortuus
2. Medieval Latin · derived frommortuārium“receptacle for the dead; mortuary”
3. Anglo-Norman · derived frommortuarie“gift to a parish priest from a deceased parishioner”
4. Middle English · inherited frommortuary
5. English todaymortuary

From Middle English mortuary, from Anglo-Norman mortuarie (“gift to a parish priest from a deceased parishioner”), from Medieval Latin mortuārium (“receptacle for the dead; mortuary”), neuter form of mortuārius (“of or pertaining to the dead”), from Latin mortuus, perfect passive participle of morior (“to die”).

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