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Where does “murrey” come from?

murrey (English) comes from Middle English murrey, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

murrey (English): The mulberry fruit; A tincture, the colour of...

Definitions

  1. The mulberry fruit; A tincture, the colour of...

Ancestry of “murrey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmurreypurple-red, magenta; magenta fabric; A dish...
2Middle Frenchmoré—
3Old FrenchMore—
4LatinMaurusOf or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,...
5Ancient GreekΜαυρούσιοςan inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian
6Ancient Greek-ούσιος—
7Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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