Where does “mouorue” come from?

mouorue (Norman) comes from Old French morlue, from Old French lus, from Latin lucius, from Latin lūx, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

mouorue (Norman): cod

Definitions

  1. cod

Ancestry of “mouorue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmorlue—
2Old Frenchluspike
3Latinluciusa fish, probably the pike
4Latinlūxlight (of the sun, stars etc.)
5Proto-Italicloukslight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic louks →