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"Moor" derived from the Greek word mauros (plural mauroi), and means "black" or "very dark," which in Latin became Mauro (plural Mauri). The Latin word for black was niger not mauro, or in Latin fusco for “very dark.” In some cases Moors were described as fuscus.
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"Moor" derived from the Greek word mauros (plural mauroi), and means "black" or "very dark," which in Latin became Mauro (plural Mauri). The Latin word for black was niger not Mauro, or in Latin fusco for “very dark.” In some cases Moors were described as fuscus.


— Frank M. Snowden, "Before Color Prejudice: The Ancient View of Blacks". (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1991. ISBN 0674063813 )

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