Where does “morrowtide” come from?
morrowtide (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.
morrowtide (English): The morning
Definitions
- The morning
Ancestry of “morrowtide”, step by step
morrowtide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English morrow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | morrow | The next or following day; Morning; To dawn |
| 2 | French | Moreau | jet-black in color of horses |
| 3 | English | morel | Any of several edible mushrooms, especially the... |
| 4 | Late Latin | Maurellus | — |
| 5 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 6 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 7 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 8 | Old French | More | — |
| 9 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English tide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tide | The periodic change of the sea level,... |
| 2 | Middle English | tyde | A time (period), season |
| 3 | Old English | tīd | time, period, season; period, season, time;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |