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Where does “moiréan” come from?

moiréan (Irish) comes from English moraine, from French moraine, from Italian morena, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

moiréan (Irish): moraine

Definitions

  1. moraine

Ancestry of “moiréan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoraineAn accumulation of rocks and debris carried and...
2Frenchmorainemoraine
3Italianmorenamoraine, glacial till, drift
4Latinmūrus—
5Old Latinmoerus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “moiréan”

  • lármhoiréan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →