Where does “murreye” come from?
murreye (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.
Ancestry of “murreye”, step by step
murreye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French moré
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 2 | Old French | More | — |
| 3 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Middle French morée
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | morée | Morea |
| 2 | Latin | morata | nominative feminine singular of morātus;... |
| 3 | Latin | moratus | lingered, loitered; delayed, hindered; mannered,... |
| 4 | Latin | moror | I linger, loiter; I delay, hinder; I am a fool |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μωρός | slow, sluggish; slow, dull, foolish, stupid;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | muHrós | dull, stupid |