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Where does “Morales” come from?

Morales (Spanish) comes from Spanish mora, from Vulgar Latin mora, from Latin mōrum, from Ancient Greek μόρον, from Proto-Indo-European mórom — mulberry, blackberry.

Ancestry of “Morales”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmoraa mulberry, a mulberry fruit; default; mora
2Vulgar Latinmoradelay, or any duration of time; hindrance
3Latinmōrum—
4Ancient Greekμόρονblack mulberry; blackberry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórommulberry, blackberry

Words derived from “Morales”

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