myEtymology.com: English etymology of immortelle

Etymology of the English word immortelle

the English word immortelle

derived from the French word immortelle

derived from the Old French word immortel

derived from the Latin word immortalis (immortal, god; immortal, not subject to death; eternal)

derived from the Latin word in-

derived from the Latin word mortalis (mortal, transient; human)

derived from the Late Latin word mors (death; corpse; annihilation)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mer-

using the Latin prefix im-

derived from the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

The earliest known usage of immortelle in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English