Where does “mora” come from?

mora (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin mōrum, from Ancient Greek μόρον, from Proto-Indo-European mórom — mulberry, blackberry.

mora (Vulgar Latin): delay, or any duration of time; hindrance

Definitions

  1. delay, or any duration of time; hindrance

Ancestry of “mora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmōrummulberry (fruit)
2Ancient Greekμόρονblack mulberry; blackberry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórommulberry, blackberry

Words derived from “mora”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mórom →Every word from Ancient Greek μόρον →Every word from Latin mōrum →