Where does “mora” come from?

mora (Portuguese) comes from Latin mōra, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

mora (Portuguese): a delay; a delay in the payment of a debt; a...

Definitions

  1. a delay; a delay in the payment of a debt; a...

Ancestry of “mora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmōradelay, or any duration of time
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- →Every word from Latin mōra →