Where does “moruchać” come from?
moruchać (Polish) comes from Polish morus, from German Mohr, from Middle High German mōr, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ancestry of “moruchać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | morus | good egg, good sort, mensch |
| 2 | German | Mohr | blackamoor, negro; Moor |
| 3 | Middle High German | mōr | — |
| 4 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 5 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 6 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 7 | Old French | More | — |
| 8 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |