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Where does “More” come from?

More (French) comes from French Maure, from Middle French More, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

More (French): Alternative spelling of Maure; Moor

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of Maure; Moor

Ancestry of “More”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMaureMoor
2Middle FrenchMoreMoor
3Old FrenchMore—
4LatinMaurusOf or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,...
5Ancient GreekΜαυρούσιοςan inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian
6Ancient Greek-ούσιος—
7Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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