Where does “Moor” come from?
Moor (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch moor, from Old French maure, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Moor (Dutch): A Moor; A black person, a negro
Definitions
- A Moor; A black person, a negro
Ancestry of “Moor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | moor | — |
| 2 | Old French | maure | — |
| 3 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 4 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 5 | Middle French | moré | — |
| 6 | Old French | More | — |
| 7 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “Moor”