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Where does “moru” come from?

moru (Old English) comes from Spanish moruno, from Spanish moro, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

moru (Old English): carrot; parsnip

Definitions

  1. carrot; parsnip

Ancestry of “moru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishmorunoMoorish
2Spanishmoroa Moor; a Muslim or Arab, particularly Muslims in...
3LatinmaurusMoorish, North African
4FrenchmaureMoorish
5Middle Frenchmoré—
6Old FrenchMore—
7LatinMaurusOf or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,...
8Ancient GreekΜαυρούσιοςan inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian
9Ancient Greek-ούσιος—
10Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
11Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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