Where does “morena” come from?

morena (Cebuano) comes from Spanish morena, from Latin muraena, from Ancient Greek σμύραινα, from Ancient Greek σμῦρος — kind of eel.

morena (Cebuano): feminine of moreno

Definitions

  1. feminine of moreno

Ancestry of “morena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmorenafemale equivalent of moreno; feminine singular of...
2LatinmuraenaAlternative form of murena; sea eel, lamprey
3Ancient Greekσμύραινα—
4Ancient Greekσμῦροςkind of eel
Every word from Ancient Greek σμῦρος →Every word from Ancient Greek σμύραινα →Every word from Latin muraena →