Where does “oksimoro” come from?

oksimoro (Esperanto) comes from Latin oxymorus, from Ancient Greek ὀξύμωρος, from Ancient Greek μωρός, from Proto-Indo-European muHrós — dull, stupid.

oksimoro (Esperanto): oxymoron

Definitions

  1. oxymoron

Ancestry of “oksimoro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoxymorusoxymoronic; of or pertaining to a figure of...
2Ancient Greekὀξύμωροςpointedly foolish; oxymoronic
3Ancient Greekμωρόςslow, sluggish; slow, dull, foolish, stupid;...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmuHrósdull, stupid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European muHrós →Every word from Ancient Greek μωρός →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀξύμωρος →