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Where does “mór” come from?

mór (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish már, from Proto-Celtic māros, from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mór (Old Irish): big, great; a large amount, a large number; much,...

Definitions

  1. big, great; a large amount, a large number; much,...

Ancestry of “mór”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishmárAlternative form of mór; great
2Proto-Celticmārosbig, great
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmoh₁rosgreat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “mór”

  • mórghníomhach
  • mórcháiliúil
  • mórthimpeall
  • mó
  • móide
  • móruchtúil
  • móráireamh
  • mórbhileog
  • mórdhíol
  • mórfhaillí
  • mórghrósa
  • mórintinn
  • mórleabhar
  • mórmhuir
  • mór-roinn
  • anmhórán
  • anmhór
  • mórshráid
  • mion-mhórphianó
  • mórchlúiteach
  • mórchríoch
  • mórchuid
  • mórluas
  • mórchúramach
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