Recorded since 1656; from morbid, from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Morbidity]] morbidus (“‘diseased’”), from morbus (“‘disease’”), from the root of mori (“‘to die’”) or from a Proto-Indo-European base mor "to rub, pound, wear away".
Recorded since 1656; from morbid, from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Morbidity]] morbidus (“‘diseased’”), from morbus (“‘disease’”), from the root of mori (“‘to die’”) or from a Proto-Indo-European base mor "to rub, pound, wear away".