Where does “Morea” come from?

Morea (English) comes from Latin murēna, from Ancient Greek μύραινα — moray eel.

Morea (English): particularly under Turkish rule

Definitions

  1. particularly under Turkish rule

Ancestry of “Morea”, step by step

Morea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin murēna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmurēna—
2Ancient Greekμύραιναmoray eel

via Finnish möristä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmöristäTo growl, murmur, roar; to speak or make another kind of noise in a deep voice

Words derived from “Morea”

Every word from Ancient Greek μύραινα →Every word from Latin murēna →