Where does “morena” come from?

morena (Spanish) comes from Latin muraena, from Ancient Greek σμύραινα, from Ancient Greek σμῦρος — kind of eel.

morena (Spanish): female equivalent of moreno; feminine singular of...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “morena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmuraenaAlternative form of murena; sea eel, lamprey
2Ancient Greekσμύραινα
3Ancient Greekσμῦροςkind of eel

Words derived from “morena

Every word from Ancient Greek σμῦροςEvery word from Ancient Greek σμύραιναEvery word from Latin muraena
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