Where does “moronic acid” come from?

moronic acid (English) comes from English morolic acid, from English Mora, from Latin mōra, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

moronic acid (English): A triterpenoid organic acid that is found in...

Definitions

  1. A triterpenoid organic acid that is found in...

Ancestry of “moronic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmorolic acid
2EnglishMoraNamed after Mora, Sweden, see also
3Latinmōradelay, or any duration of time
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer-Every word from Latin mōraEvery word from English Mora