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Where does “morion” come from?

morion (Middle French) comes from Spanish morrión, from Spanish morra, from Italian morra, from Latin murra, from Greek Μύρρᾱ.

morion (Middle French): morion

Definitions

  1. morion

Ancestry of “morion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmorriónmorion
2Spanishmorraupper part of the head; Used to call a cat; morra
3ItalianmorraThe game of morra
4LatinmurraA stone of which precious vessels were made;...
5GreekΜύρρᾱ—

Words derived from “morion”

  • morion
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