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