Where does “Mauritanien” come from?
Mauritanien (French) comes from French Mauritanie, from Latin Maurītānia, from Latin Mauritanus, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Mauritanien (French): Mauritanian
Ancestry of “Mauritanien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | Mauritanie | — |
| 2 | Latin | Maurītānia | — |
| 3 | Latin | Mauritanus | Mauritanian, of the Moors |
| 4 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 5 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 6 | Middle French | moré | — |
| 7 | Old French | More | — |
| 8 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |