mo

mo · adverb, adjective¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*meh₂-
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*maiz
3. Old English · inherited frommā
4. Middle English · inherited frommo
5. English todaymo

From Middle English mo, from Old English mā, from Proto-Germanic *maiz, from a comparative form of Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-. Cognate with Swedish mer, Danish mer; and with Irish mó, Albanian më. See also more, most.

mo · symbol²

Clipping of month.

mo · noun³

Clipping of homo, itself a short form of homosexual.

mo · adjective⁴

Non-rhotic pronunciation of more. Only coincidentally similar to sense 1 above. Compare fo' (“for; four”), ho (“whore”).

mo · noun⁵

Clipping of moustache.

mo · noun⁶

Clipping.

mo · noun⁷

Clipping.

mo · numeral⁸

From mil, by analogy with do and gro.

Mo · proper noun⁹

Transliteration of Chinese 莫 (mò).

Words from the same roots