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Where does “murrey” come from?

murrey (Middle English) comes from Middle French moré, 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.

murrey (Middle English): purple-red, magenta; magenta fabric; A dish...

Definitions

  1. purple-red, magenta; magenta fabric; A dish...

Ancestry of “murrey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmoré—
2Old FrenchMore—
3LatinMaurusOf or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,...
4Ancient GreekΜαυρούσιοςan inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian
5Ancient Greek-ούσιος—
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “murrey”

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