Where does “moura” come from?

moura (Portuguese) comes from Latin muria, from Proto-Indo-European mew(g)-.

moura (Portuguese): feminine singular of mouro; female equivalent of...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of mouro; female equivalent of...

Ancestry of “moura”, step by step

moura traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin muria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmuriabrine, salt liquor, pickling
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmew(g)-—

via Old Portuguese moura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortuguesemouraMoorish

via Medieval Latin maura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmaura—

Words derived from “moura”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew(g)- →Every word from Latin muria →