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Where does “μωρός” come from?

μωρός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European muHrós — dull, stupid.

μωρός (Ancient Greek): slow, sluggish; slow, dull, foolish, stupid;...

Definitions

  1. slow, sluggish; slow, dull, foolish, stupid;...

Ancestry of “μωρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanmuHrósdull, stupid

Words derived from “μωρός”

  • moron
  • moronic
  • moronically
  • moric
  • moronity
  • moronism
  • morate
  • moriform
  • moraceous
  • moronicness
  • unmoronic
  • moronicity
  • submoronic
  • hypermoron
  • oxymorus
  • moro
  • morio
  • morus
  • moráceo
  • moro
  • moron
  • bwe
  • мурва
  • bre
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