Where does “mōrus” come from?

mōrus (Latin) comes from Latin mōrum, from Ancient Greek μόρον, from Proto-Indo-European mórom — mulberry, blackberry.

Ancestry of “mōrus”, step by step

mōrus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin mōrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmōrummulberry (fruit)
2Ancient Greekμόρονblack mulberry; blackberry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórommulberry, blackberry

via Ancient Greek μωρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμωρόςslow, sluggish; slow, dull, foolish, stupid;...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmuHrósdull, stupid

Words derived from “mōrus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mórom →Every word from Ancient Greek μόρον →Every word from Latin mōrum →