English
morel
Morel comes from French morille.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmorille
- Englishtodaymorel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmorille
- Englishtodaymorel
Formed from more ‘carrot, root’ + -el
Proto-Germanic *maizô ‘more’
Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō
Old English māra ‘more’
Middle English more
English more
Every English word from French morille
Another origin of morel
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmaurus‘black’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500maurella
- xno,fromodernmorel
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
noun A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French morille / morel