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Where does “morado” come from?

morado (Spanish) comes from Spanish -ado, from Old Spanish -ado, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

morado (Spanish): purple; purple, mulberry; bruise

Definitions

  1. purple; purple, mulberry; bruise

Ancestry of “morado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-adoSuffix indicating the masculine singular past...
2Old Spanish-ado—
3Latin-ātus—
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “morado”

  • amoratarse
  • morada
  • amoratado
  • morado
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →