Where does “morena” come from?
morena (Italian) comes from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
morena (Italian): moraine, glacial till, drift
Definitions
- moraine, glacial till, drift
Ancestry of “morena”, step by step
morena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin mūrus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | mūrus | wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs) |
| 2 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via Franco-Provençal mor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Franco-Provençal | mor | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | murrum | muzzle, snout; snout; muzzle |
Words derived from “morena”