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Where does “morion” come from?

morion (English) comes from Middle French morion, from Spanish morrión, from Spanish morra, from Italian morra, from Latin murra, from Greek Μύρρᾱ.

morion (English): A kind of open brimmed helmet used by...

Definitions

  1. A kind of open brimmed helmet used by...

Ancestry of “morion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmorionmorion
2Spanishmorriónmorion
3Spanishmorraupper part of the head; Used to call a cat; morra
4ItalianmorraThe game of morra
5LatinmurraA stone of which precious vessels were made;...
6GreekΜύρρᾱ—
Every word from Greek Μύρρᾱ →