Etymology of the English word mortal
the English word
mortalderived from the Old French word
mortalderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of mortal in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
