Where does “モーリシャス” come from?
モーリシャス (Japanese) comes from English Mauritius, from Latin Mauritius, 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.
モーリシャス (Japanese): Mauritius
Definitions
- Mauritius
Ancestry of “モーリシャス”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mauritius | — |
| 2 | Latin | Mauritius | — |
| 3 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 4 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 5 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 6 | Old French | More | — |
| 7 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |