Where does “Morales” come from?
Morales (Cebuano) comes from Spanish Morales, from Spanish mora, from Vulgar Latin mora, from Latin mōrum, from Ancient Greek μόρον, from Proto-Indo-European mórom — mulberry, blackberry.
Ancestry of “Morales”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | Morales | — |
| 2 | Spanish | mora | a mulberry, a mulberry fruit; default; mora |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | mora | delay, or any duration of time; hindrance |
| 4 | Latin | mōrum | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόρον | black mulberry; blackberry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mórom | mulberry, blackberry |