Isidore of Seville, writing in the 7th century, claimed that the Latin word Maurus was derived from the Greek mauron, μαύρον, which is the Greek word for black. Indeed, by the time Isidore of Seville came to write his Etymologies, the word Maurus or "Moor" had become an adjective in Latin, "for the Greeks call black, mauron". "In Isidore’s day, Moors were black by definition…" COUNT 5
QSN1 Who claimed that Maurus was derived from the Greek mauron? ANS1 Isidore of Seville QSN2 When was this claim made? ANS2 7th century, QSN3 What does mauron mean? ANS3 black QSN4 What is the compilation of Isidore of Seville's work called? ANS4 Etymologies QSN5 What was "Black by definition"? ANS5 Moors