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

Definitions

  1. cod, codfish

Ancestry of “moruo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoruecod; a whore; a broad; an ugly person; an oaf
2Old Frenchmorlue—
3Old Frenchluspike
4Latinluciusa fish, probably the pike
5Latinlūxlight (of the sun, stars etc.)
6Proto-Italicloukslight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “moruo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic louks →