Where does “morose” come from?

Morose comes from French morose, from Latin morosus meaning "peevish or morose," derived from Latin mora meaning "delay," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots relating to slowness.

morose (English): Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour

Definitions

  1. Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour

Ancestry of “morose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmorosesullen, gloomy, morose
2Latinmorōsuscaptious, persnickety, fastidious, difficult (to please)
3Latinmōsway or manner; behavior; conduct
4Proto-Italic*mōs—

Words derived from “morose”

Every word from Proto-Italic *mōs →Every word from Latin mōs →Every word from Latin morōsus →
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