ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
dēmortuus: a, um, Part. from demorior.
dēmortŭus, a, um, part. de demorior.
demortuus demortua, demortuum ADJ :: obsolete