Italian word moro comes from Ancient Greek ἀμαυρός, and later German Maure (Moor.)
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Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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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 (deu) | Moor. |
maure | French (fra) | Moorish. |
moro | Italian (ita) | Moor (dark-skinned person) Moorish. Black. Dark-skinned. |