Where does “moire” come from?
moire (English) comes from French moiré, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
moire (English): A pattern that emerges when two grids are...
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- A pattern that emerges when two grids are...
Ancestry of “moire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | moiré | moiré, watered; shimmering; moiré, watered... |
| 2 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 3 | Middle French | -é | — |
| 4 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |