moror.
to linger, loiter, spend time with
Meaning & usage
to linger, loiter, spend time with
to delay, hinder
to delay, hinder
aliquem nihil morārī
aliquid nihil morārī
to impede, detain, cause to wait, hinder, hold back, stay
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *merh₂- Proto-Indo-European *morh₂éh₂ Proto-Italic *morā Latin mora Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin moror By surface analysis, mora (“delay”) + -or. However, the term might have been inherited from Proto-Italic *moraōr, from Proto-Indo-European *morh₂-éye-ti, from *merh₂-, whence also Old Irish maraid (“to last, persist”).
to be a fool
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek μωρός (mōrós, “dull, slow”). Coined by Nero most likely. A pun based on the resemblance to its homograph.
Try it on your idea.
moror has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.