Where does “moré” come from?

moré (Middle French) 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.

moré (Middle French): Moor (person of Berber descent)

Definitions

  1. Moor (person of Berber descent)

Ancestry of “moré”, step by step

moré traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French More

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

via Latin moratum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmoratumnominative neuter singular of morātus; accusative...
2Latinmōrummulberry (fruit)
3Ancient Greekμόρονblack mulberry; blackberry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórommulberry, blackberry

Words derived from “moré

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek -ούσιος