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Moor etymology

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English word Moor comes from Ancient Greek ἀμαυρός, and later German Maure (Moor.)

Detailed word origin of Moor

Dictionary entry Language Definition
ἀμαυρός Ancient Greek (grc)
μαυρός Ancient Greek (grc)
Maurus Latin (lat) A Moor (poetic) African.. Moorish, Mauritanian.. Of or pertaining to the Moors.
Maure German (de) Moor.
maure French (fr) Moorish.
Maure French (fr) Moor (A member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people).
Moor English (en) (archaic) A Muslim or a person from the Middle East or Africa.. (dated) A person of mixed Arab and Berber ancestry inhabiting the Mediterranean coastline of northwest Africa.. (historical) A member of an Islamic people of Arab or Berber origin ruling Spain and parts of North Africa from the 8th to the 15th centuries.. (historical) A member of an ancient Berber people from Numidia.. A person [...]