Etymology of the French word immortel
the Old French word
immortelderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of immortel in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
immortaliser,
immortellement,
immortelleDerivations in other languages
English
immortalCognates
Italian
immortale, Spanish
immortalUsage
Word found in Old French
