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Where does “stedmor” come from?

stedmor (Danish) comes from Danish mør, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ούσιος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

stedmor (Danish): stepmother

Definitions

  1. stepmother

Ancestry of “stedmor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmørtender; crumbling, mouldering
2LatinmaurusMoorish, North African
3FrenchmaureMoorish
4Middle Frenchmoré—
5Old FrenchMore—
6LatinMaurusOf or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,...
7Ancient GreekΜαυρούσιοςan inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian
8Ancient Greek-ούσιος—
9Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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