Moor
/mʊər/noun
A tract of open uncultivated upland, often covered with heather and used for grazing.
Did you know?In ancient times, moors were often seen as haunted or cursed lands, a belief rooted in their wild and untamed nature.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mr̥tós
“dead, mortal”
Latin
Latin
mors
“death, the end of life”
Old French
Old French
morre
“a waste or barren land, often associated with desolation”
Middle English
Middle English
more
“a marshy or boggy land, often uncultivated”
Modern English
English
moor
“an expanse of open, uncultivated land, typically with heather and used for grazing.”