Where does “Moro” come from?
Moro derives from Spanish moro, from Latin Maurus, from Latin morus, from Ancient Greek μωρός, from Ancient Greek μόρον, from Proto-Indo-European moro.
Moro (English): A member of the Muslim tribes of the southern...
Definitions
- A member of the Muslim tribes of the southern...
Ancestry of “Moro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | moro | a Moor; a Muslim or Arab, particularly Muslims in... |
| 2 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 3 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 4 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 5 | Old French | More | — |
| 6 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |