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Where does “morrowless” come from?

morrowless (English) comes from English morrow, from French Moreau, from English morel, from Late Latin Maurellus, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

morrowless (English): lacking a tomorrow; lasting eternally on a single...

Definitions

  1. lacking a tomorrow; lasting eternally on a single...

Ancestry of “morrowless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmorrowThe next or following day; Morning; To dawn
2FrenchMoreau—
3EnglishmorelAny of several edible mushrooms, especially the...
4Late LatinMaurellus—
5LatinmaurusMoorish, North African
6FrenchmaureMoorish
7Middle Frenchmoré—
8Old FrenchMore—
9LatinMaurusOf or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,...
10Ancient GreekΜαυρούσιοςan inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian
11Ancient Greek-ούσιος—
12Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
13Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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