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
- carrot; parsnip
Ancestry of “moru”, step by step
moru traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish moruno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | moruno | Moorish |
| 2 | Spanish | moro | a Moor; a Muslim or Arab, particularly Muslims in... |
| 3 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 4 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 5 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 6 | Old French | More | — |
| 7 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |