Where does “morchioso” come from?
morchioso (Italian) comes from Italian morchia, from Latin amurcula, from Latin amurca, from Ancient Greek ἀμόργη, from Ancient Greek ἀμέργω — to pluck or pull; to squeeze, press out juice.
morchioso (Italian): sludgy
Ancestry of “morchioso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | morchia | sludge |
| 2 | Latin | amurcula | — |
| 3 | Latin | amurca | The watery part that flows out in pressing... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀμόργη | watery part which runs out when olives are... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀμέργω | to pluck or pull; to squeeze, press out juice |