Where does “moreia” come from?

moreia (Portuguese) comes from French moraine, from Italian morena, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

moreia (Portuguese): moray; debris

Definitions

  1. moray; debris

Ancestry of “moreia”, step by step

moreia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French moraine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmorainemoraine
2Italianmorenamoraine, glacial till, drift
3Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
4Old Latinmoerus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via English Morea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMoreaparticularly under Turkish rule
2Latinmurēna—
3Ancient Greekμύραιναmoray eel

Words derived from “moreia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →