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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
1Latinmōrum—
2Ancient Greekμόρονblack mulberry; blackberry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórommulberry, blackberry

Words derived from “mora”

  • amoratado
  • móreo
  • amoratarse
  • morado
  • zarzamora
  • morera
  • morada
  • Morales
  • mora
  • moretón
  • mora
  • mûrement
  • mûrier
  • mûre
  • amora
  • morada
  • morado
  • amora
  • mură
  • meure
  • Morales
  • morado
  • Morales
  • amora
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