Where does “Moore” come from?

Moore (Middle English) comes from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Moore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchMore
2LatinMaurusOf or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,...
3Ancient GreekΜαυρούσιοςan inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian
4Ancient Greek-ούσιοςforms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek -ούσιος