Where does “moro” come from?

moro (Sranan Tongo) comes from English More, from Middle English More, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

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Ancestry of “moro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMoreThe Volta-Congo language of the Mossi people, mainly spoken in part of Burkina Faso
2Middle EnglishMoremore
3Old FrenchMore
4LatinMaurusOf or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,...
5Ancient GreekΜαυρούσιοςan inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian
6Ancient Greek-ούσιοςforms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to
7Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek -ούσιος