Where does “more” come from?

more (Yola) comes from Middle English More, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

more (Yola): more

Definitions

  1. more

Ancestry of “more”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishMoremore
2Old FrenchMore
3LatinMaurusOf or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,...
4Ancient GreekΜαυρούσιοςan inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian
5Ancient Greek-ούσιοςforms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós