Where does “moroso” come from?

moroso (Portuguese) comes from Latin morōsus, from Latin mōs, from Proto-Italic *mōs.

moroso (Portuguese): sluggish

Definitions

  1. sluggish

Ancestry of “moroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmorōsuscaptious, persnickety, fastidious, difficult (to please)
2Latinmōsway or manner; behavior; conduct
3Proto-Italic*mōs—

Words derived from “moroso”

Every word from Proto-Italic *mōs →Every word from Latin mōs →Every word from Latin morōsus →