Where does “maure” come from?
maure (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.
maure (Latin): vocative masculine singular of maurus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of maurus
Ancestry of “maure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 2 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 3 | Middle French | moré | — |
| 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 | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |