Where does “morrion” come from?

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

morrion (Middle French): morion

Definitions

  1. morion

Ancestry of “morrion”, 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—
Every word from Greek Μύρρᾱ →Every word from Latin murra →Every word from Italian morra →