Where does “mora” come from?

Mora comes from Latin mora, from Proto-Indo-European mere, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer-.

mora (English): A delay in bringing a claim; A unit used to...

Definitions

  1. A delay in bringing a claim; A unit used to...

Ancestry of “mora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmoradelay, or any duration of time; hindrance
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmereto delay, hinder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mere →Every word from Latin mora →
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