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
- Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour
Ancestry of “morose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | morose | sullen, gloomy, morose |
| 2 | Latin | morōsus | — |
| 3 | Latin | mōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *mōs | — |
Words derived from “morose”