Where does “stemorsblom” come from?
stemorsblom (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stemor, from Norwegian Nynorsk mør, from German Mohr, from Middle High German mōr, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
stemorsblom (Norwegian Nynorsk): heartsease
Ancestry of “stemorsblom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | stemor | a stepmother |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mør | tender |
| 3 | German | Mohr | blackamoor, negro; Moor |
| 4 | Middle High German | mōr | — |
| 5 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 6 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 7 | Middle French | moré | — |
| 8 | Old French | More | — |
| 9 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |