mort/mori

death

Spelled mort, mori · mors, mortis 'death'; related mortuus 'dead' and mori 'to die'

Latin mors means death: a mortal life ends, a mortuary holds the dead, and a postmortem examines what happened after death.

Words built from it

mortal — Subject to death; also, capable of causing death.
mort (death) + -al (relating to)
mortify — To embarrass deeply; historically, to subdue bodily desires.
mort (dead) + -ify (make)
mortgage — A loan secured by property that the lender can claim if repayment fails.
mort (dead) + gage (pledge)
mortuary — A place where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation.
mort (dead) + -uary (place for)
amortize — To pay off a debt gradually through scheduled payments.
a- (to; form of ad-) + mort (dead) + -ize (make)
postmortem — An examination after death; also, a review after an event has ended.
post- (after) + mort (death)

mortar — It comes from Latin mortarium, a vessel for pounding or mixing. Its mort is unrelated to death.