Where does “moruo” come from?
moruo (Esperanto) comes from French morue, from Old French morlue, from Old French lus, from Latin lucius, from Latin lūx, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.
moruo (Esperanto): cod, codfish
Ancestry of “moruo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | morue | cod; a whore; a broad; an ugly person; an oaf |
| 2 | Old French | morlue | — |
| 3 | Old French | lus | pike |
| 4 | Latin | lucius | a fish, probably the pike |
| 5 | Latin | lūx | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | louks | light |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |