Where does “morena” come from?
morena (Tagalog) comes from Spanish morena, from Latin muraena, from Ancient Greek σμύραινα, from Ancient Greek σμῦρος — kind of eel.
morena (Tagalog): dark-skinned; a dark-skinned woman; A female...
Definitions
- dark-skinned; a dark-skinned woman; A female...
Ancestry of “morena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | morena | female equivalent of moreno; feminine singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | muraena | Alternative form of murena; sea eel, lamprey |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σμύραινα | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σμῦρος | kind of eel |