Where does “morisqueta” come from?
morisqueta (Spanish) comes from Spanish morisco, from Spanish moro, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
morisqueta (Spanish): funny face
Definitions
- funny face
Ancestry of “morisqueta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | morisco | Moorish; Moor; Morisco |
| 2 | Spanish | moro | a Moor; a Muslim or Arab, particularly Muslims in... |
| 3 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 4 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 5 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 6 | Old French | More | — |
| 7 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |