Where does “mûre” come from?
mûre (French) comes from Old French meure, from Vulgar Latin mora, from Latin mōrum, from Ancient Greek μόρον, from Proto-Indo-European mórom — mulberry, blackberry.
mûre (French): mulberry; blackberry; murrey
Definitions
- mulberry; blackberry; murrey
Ancestry of “mûre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | meure | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | mora | delay, or any duration of time; hindrance |
| 3 | Latin | mōrum | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μόρον | black mulberry; blackberry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mórom | mulberry, blackberry |
Words derived from “mûre”