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More comes from Moore moore ‘Moore language’, and goes back to moaaga ‘Mossi person’.
- Mooremodernmoaaga‘Mossi person’
- Moore, derivedmodernmoore‘Moore language’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmooré
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attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mooremodernmoaaga‘Mossi person’
- Moore, derivedmodernmoore‘Moore language’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmooré
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Every English word from Moore moaaga
Another origin of More
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμαυρόςamaurós‘dark, dusky’earlier origin unknown
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΜαῦροςMaûros‘Moor’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMaurus‘of or pertaining to the Moors’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400more‘Moor’
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Today it means
name The Volta-Congo language of the Mossi people, mainly spoken in part of Burkina Faso.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
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