Where does “モーリシャス共和国” come from?
モーリシャス共和国 (Japanese) comes from Japanese モーリシャス, from English Mauritius, from Latin Mauritius, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
モーリシャス共和国 (Japanese): the Republic of Mauritius
Definitions
- the Republic of Mauritius
Ancestry of “モーリシャス共和国”, step by step
モーリシャス共和国 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese モーリシャス
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | モーリシャス | Mauritius |
| 2 | English | Mauritius | — |
| 3 | Latin | Mauritius | — |
| 4 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 5 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 6 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 7 | Old French | More | — |
| 8 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |