Where does “moreyn” come from?
moreyn (Old French) comes from Middle French morine, from Old French morine, from Old French murine, from Old French morir, from Latin morior, from Proto-Italic *moriōr.
Ancestry of “moreyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | morine | plague; pestilence; carcass |
| 2 | Old French | morine | Alternative form of murine |
| 3 | Old French | murine | plague; pestilence |
| 4 | Old French | morir | to die; to kill |
| 5 | Latin | morior | I die; I decay, wither |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *moriōr | — |
Words derived from “moreyn”