Where does “Mohrenkopf” come from?

Mohrenkopf (German) comes from German Mohr, from Middle High German mōr, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Mohrenkopf (German): negro's head

Definitions

  1. negro's head

Ancestry of “Mohrenkopf”, step by step

Mohrenkopf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mohr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMohrblackamoor, negro; Moor
2Middle High Germanmōr—
3LatinmaurusMoorish, North African
4FrenchmaureMoorish
5Middle FrenchmoréMoor (person of Berber descent)
6Old FrenchMore—
7LatinMaurusOf or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,...
8Ancient GreekΜαυρούσιοςan inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian
9Ancient Greek-ούσιοςforms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to
10Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
11Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via German kopf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankopfhead
2Middle High Germankopfdrinking vessel
3Latincūppadrinking vessel
4Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
5Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek -ούσιος →