mortal

/moɾˈtal/ · B1 · adj

deadly

💀☠️ Mortal = mort (death, as in mortuary) + -al: relating to death

From Latin mortalis, from mors/mortis, death. The same root is in English mortal, mortuary and post-mortem. In Spanish it means deadly (un accidente mortal) or subject to death (los seres mortales).

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