Where does “pentamoraic” come from?

pentamoraic (English) comes from English moraic, from English Mora, from Latin mōra, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

pentamoraic (English): Having five morae

Definitions

  1. Having five morae

Ancestry of “pentamoraic”, step by step

pentamoraic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English moraic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoraicOf, pertaining to, or consisting of a mora or...
2EnglishMoraNamed after Mora, Sweden, see also
3Latinmōradelay, or any duration of time
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

via English penta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpenta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer-Every word from Latin mōraEvery word from English Mora