Where does “Freimaurer” come from?
Freimaurer (German) comes from German Maurer, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ούσιος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Freimaurer (German): Freemason; freemason
Definitions
- Freemason; freemason
Ancestry of “Freimaurer”, step by step
Freimaurer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Maurer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Maurer | mason; An inhabitant of Mauren |
| 2 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 3 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 4 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 5 | Old French | More | — |
| 6 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |