The adj MORTAL (deadly, doomed to die) derives from the Latin mortalis (subject to death) from mors (death, gen. mortis), which is related to the Greek μό?ος (moros; death) from the verb μεί?ω (miro; separate, split, divide; as the dead is separated from all the others).
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From the same root: mortality, immortality, murder, mortuary
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In modern Greek
α) μοί?α: fate, destiny, portion, degree [mira]
β) μοι?άζω: divide, share (out/in) [mirazo]
γ) μοι?αίο: fate, doom, death, fatality [mireo]
δ) μοι?αίος: fatal, mortal [mireos]
More: http://ewonago.blogspot.com/2008/06/mor ... urder.html
MORTAL - MORTALITY are related to the Greek μό?ος (moro
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Then you should use ancient Greek vocabulary.Neos wrote:This is the "Learning Greek" forum and the purpose of these posts is to help people learn more easily Greek by relating english words to Greek cognates.
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