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Where does “moiré” come from?

moiré (French) comes from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

moiré (French): moiré, watered; shimmering; moiré, watered...

Definitions

  1. moiré, watered; shimmering; moiré, watered...

Ancestry of “moiré”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
2Middle French-é—
3Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
4Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
5Proto-Italic-ā—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “moiré”

  • moiré
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →