Where does “mohorî” come from?
mohorî (Romanian) comes from Romanian mohor, from Hungarian mohar, from Serbo-Croatian muhar, from Serbo-Croatian mùha, from Spanish mojado, from Spanish mojar, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre — to soften, to melt.
mohorî (Romanian): to become dark red
Definitions
- to become dark red
Ancestry of “mohorî”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mohor | green bristlegrass (Setaria viridia), hooked bristlegrass or bristly foxtail (Setaria verticillata) |
| 2 | Hungarian | mohar | Alternative form of muhar |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | muhar | foxtail millet |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | mùha | fly (insect) |
| 5 | Spanish | mojado | wet; Wetback; one who crosses an international... |
| 6 | Spanish | mojar | to moisten; to make wet, to wet; to dip |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | molliare | to soften by soaking; second-person singular... |
| 8 | Latin | molliāre | soak, drench |
| 9 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 10 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |