Where does “morangu” come from?

morangu (Tetum) comes from Portuguese morango, from Vulgar Latin moranicum, from Latin mōrum, from Ancient Greek μόρον, from Proto-Indo-European mórom — mulberry, blackberry.

morangu (Tetum): strawberry

Definitions

  1. strawberry

Ancestry of “morangu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemorangostrawberry
2Vulgar Latinmoranicum
3Latinmōrummulberry (fruit)
4Ancient Greekμόρονblack mulberry; blackberry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórommulberry, blackberry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European móromEvery word from Ancient Greek μόρονEvery word from Latin mōrum
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