Where does “Moorish” come from?
Moorish comes from English Moor plus the suffix -isch in Middle English, from Old English -isċ, ultimately from Latin Maurus and Ancient Greek Μαῦρος, with the adjectival suffix from Proto-Indo-European -iskos.
Moorish (English): Of or pertaining to the Moors or their culture;...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the Moors or their culture;...
Ancestry of “Moorish”, step by step
Moorish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |