moribund

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English word moribund comes from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥-, Latin -bundus, and later Latin morior (I decay, wither.. I die.)

*mr̥- (Proto-Indo-European)

-bundus (Latin)

Derives adjectives with an active or transitive meaning, sometimes even taking a direct object.

morior (Latin)

I decay, wither.. I die.

*morio (Latin)

(Vulgar Latin) I die.

muri (Romanian)

To die.

Dying, moribund. Fatal, mortal.

moribond (French)

Moribund.

moribund (English)

Almost obsolete, nearing an end.. Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring. A person who is near to dying.

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