morel

morel · noun

1. Proto-Indo-European*mork-“tuber, edible herb”
2. Proto-Germanic*murhǭ
3. Proto-West Germanic*morhā“tree root, plant root”
4. Old High Germanmorhila“edible root”
5. Middle High Germanmorhel
6. Frenchmorille
7. Englishmorel

Borrowed from French morille (compare Picard merouille, meroule (“morel, mushroom”)), from Middle High German morhel, morchel (“edible fungus, morel”), from Old High German morhila (“edible root”), diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *morhā (“tree root, plant root”), from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ, *murhijǭ (“edible root”), from Proto-Indo-European *mork- (“tuber, edible herb”). Akin to German Morchel (“morel”), Middle Low German morke (“mushroom, morel”), German Möhre (“carrot”). Equivalent to dialectal more (“carrot, root”) + -el (diminutive suffix).

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morel · noun

1. Latin-ella
2. Late Latinmaurus, morus“black”
3. Medieval Latinmaurella, morella
4. Anglo-Norman and Old Frenchmorel, morele, morelle
5. Middle Englishmorel, morell
6. Englishmorel

From Middle English morel, morell, from Anglo-Norman and Old French morel, morele, morelle and their etymon Medieval Latin maurella, morella, from Late Latin maurus, morus (“black”) + Latin -ella (diminutive suffix).

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Morel · proper noun

1. Old Frenchmore“dark”
2. LatinMaurus“Moor”
3. Late LatinMaurellus
4. EnglishMorel

From French, Spanish and English surname, from the personal name Morel, a derivative of Late Latin Maurellus, from Latin Maurus (“Moor”). See also Mauro, Moreau. In French, sometimes directly from Old French more (“dark”), from the same word. Compare also More, Morell.

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