Etymology

marceline

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Today it means: A thin silk fabric used for linings etc. in hats and ladies' dresses. Full definition →

French marceline ← Latin marcidus
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marceline · noun1

  1. Latin · derived frommarcidus“withered”
  2. French · derived frommarceline
  3. English todaymarceline

From French marceline, from Latin marcidus (“withered”), from marcere (“to wither, shrivel”).

Marceline · proper noun2

(place in Missouri): From the female given name.

Words from the same roots

Latinmarcidus all →

marcid

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