morion

English

/ˈmɒɹɪən/

noun

Definitions

(historical) A kind of open brimmed helmet used by footsoldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no visor or bever.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French morion derived from Spanish, Castilian morrión derived from Latin *murrum.

Origin

Latin

*murrum

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*murrum Latin
murri Italian
morion French
morra Spanish, Castilian
morrión Spanish, Castilian
morro Spanish, Castilian
morrião Portuguese
morro Portuguese
morro Galician
morion Middle French
moralha Old Occitan
mor Franco-Provençal