Etymograph

English

Morales

Morales comes from Spanish mora ‘mulberry’, from Vulgar Latin *mōra ‘a duration of time before an event takes…’, and ultimately from Latin mōrum ‘mulberry (fruit)’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōrum‘mulberry (fruit)’
  2. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*mōra‘a duration of time before an event takes place, delay’reconstructed
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presentmora‘mulberry’
  4. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentMorales
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōrum‘mulberry (fruit)’
  2. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*mōra‘a duration of time before an event takes place, delay’reconstructed
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presentmora‘mulberry’
  4. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentMorales
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Vulgar Latin *mōra ‘a duration of time before an event takes…’

moratorium, 5 more

Today it means

name A town in Bolívar department, Colombia.

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

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