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English

Mauritius

Mauritius comes from Latin Mauritius ‘Morris’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMauritius‘Morris’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2015same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMauritius‘Morris’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2015same form

Earliest quotation: 2015, Catherine Bennett, Oh, why don’t we boycott boycotts? They are pointless: “Not that violence against humans is essential for a…”

The story

Named after Prince of Orange Maurits van Nassau.

Every English word from Latin Mauritius

Another origin of Mauritius

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμαυρόςamaurós‘dark, dusky’earlier origin unknown
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΜαῦρος‘Moor’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΜαυρίκιος‘Maurice’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMauricius
  5. EnglishtodayMauritius

Today it means

name A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar. Official name: Republic of Mauritius.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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