Where does “morar” come from?
morar (Old Spanish) comes from Latin morārī, from Romanian morar, from Latin molarius, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Ancestry of “morar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | morārī | — |
| 2 | Romanian | morar | miller; mealworm |
| 3 | Latin | molarius | of or belonging to a mill or to grinding |
| 4 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |