Etymology

Mordred

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Today it means: The illegitimate son of King Arthur, who ultimately killed him in battle. Full definition →

Latin Modredus ← Proto-Brythonic *Modrọd
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  1. Latin · derived fromModerātus
  2. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*Modrọd
  3. Latin · borrowed fromModredus
  4. English todayMordred

Alteration of Modred, from Latin Modredus, from Proto-Brythonic *Modrọd (whence Old Breton Modrot, Old Cornish Modred, Old Welsh Medraut), perhaps from Latin Moderātus.

Words from the same roots

LatinModerātus all →

moderate

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