Where does “morriña” come from?
morriña (Spanish) comes from Galician morriña, from Latin mori, from Latin morior, from Proto-Italic *moriōr.
morriña (Spanish): homesickness, nostalgia; murrain
Definitions
- homesickness, nostalgia; murrain
Ancestry of “morriña”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | morriña | longing; nostalgia; homesickness; murrain; grime |
| 2 | Latin | mori | present active infinitive of morior; dative... |
| 3 | Latin | morior | I die; I decay, wither |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *moriōr | — |