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