Where does “rêmora” come from?

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

rêmora (Portuguese): remora

Definitions

  1. remora

Ancestry of “rêmora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinremoradelay, hindrance, passive resistance
2Latinmōradelay, or any duration of time
3Proto-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 →Every word from Latin remora →