Where does “morose” come from?

morose (French) comes from Latin morōsus, from Latin mōs, from Proto-Italic *mōs.

morose (French): sullen, gloomy, morose

Definitions

  1. sullen, gloomy, morose

Ancestry of “morose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmorōsuscaptious, persnickety, fastidious, difficult (to please)
2Latinmōsway or manner; behavior; conduct
3Proto-Italic*mōs—

Words derived from “morose”

Every word from Proto-Italic *mōs →Every word from Latin mōs →Every word from Latin morōsus →
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