Where does “Morus y Gwynt” come from?
Morus y Gwynt (Welsh) comes from Welsh Morus, from English Maurice, from Middle English Maurice, from Latin Mauritius, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Morus y Gwynt (Welsh): "Morris the Wind" personification of the wind
Definitions
- "Morris the Wind" personification of the wind
Ancestry of “Morus y Gwynt”, step by step
Morus y Gwynt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh Morus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | Morus | — |
| 2 | English | Maurice | — |
| 3 | Middle English | Maurice | — |
| 4 | Latin | Mauritius | — |
| 5 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 6 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 7 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 8 | Old French | More | — |
| 9 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |