Where does “Moray” come from?
Moray derives from Latin Morauia, from Scottish Gaelic Moreb, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, ultimately from the root mer-.
Moray (English): absorbed into Grampian Region in 1975
Definitions
- absorbed into Grampian Region in 1975
Ancestry of “Moray”, step by step
Moray traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese moreia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | moreia | moray; debris |
| 2 | French | moraine | moraine |
| 3 | Italian | morena | moraine, glacial till, drift |
| 4 | Latin | mūrus | wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs) |
| 5 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via Medieval Latin Moravia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | Moravia | — |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | Moireibh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | trebā | dwelling |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |
Words derived from “Moray”