Where does “more-than” come from?
more-than (English) comes from English Than, from Middle English than, from Old English þanne, from Old English þonne, from Proto-West Germanic þannā, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm — this; that.
more-than (English): To a higher degree than
Definitions
- To a higher degree than
Ancestry of “more-than”, step by step
more-than traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Than
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Than | Thangadh, a town in the Indian state of Gujarat |
| 2 | Middle English | than | then |
| 3 | Old English | þanne | Alternative form of þonne |
| 4 | Old English | þonne | then, at that time; then, soon afterward; then,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þannā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þan | then, at that time |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þam | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tóm | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via English More
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | More | The Volta-Congo language of the Mossi people, mainly spoken in part of Burkina Faso |
| 2 | Middle English | More | more |
| 3 | Old French | More | — |
| 4 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |