Words that come from Ancient Greek “μαυρός”

72 words across 25 languages descend from Ancient Greek μαυρός — including Maurice, Moor, Moorish, Moro, Mauritania, Mauritanian, morris, Morisco.

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English (14)

Portuguese (10)

Spanish (8)

Latin (5)

French (4)

Hungarian (4)

Greek (3)

Dutch (2)

Cebuano (2)

Chinese (2)

German (2)

Middle English (2)

Old French (2)

Tagalog (1)

Russian (1)

Ancient Greek (1)

Konkani (1)

Irish (1)

Middle French (1)

Old Portuguese (1)

Norman (1)

Romanian (1)

Galician (1)

Late Latin (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Words from Ancient Greek μαυρός — 72 descendants | Etymology Explorer