Etymology

maron

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French marron ← Italian marrone ← Latin Marrones
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maron · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromMarrones
  2. Italian · borrowed frommarrone
  3. French · borrowed frommarron
  4. English todaymaron

Either from French marron or Italian marrone, both from Latin Marrones.

Maron · proper noun2

  1. Classical Syriac · derived fromܡܪܘܢ
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜάρων
  3. Latin · borrowed fromMaron
  4. English todayMaron

Borrowed from Latin Maron, from Ancient Greek Μάρων (Márōn), from Classical Syriac ܡܪܘܢ (mārūn). Compare Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܡܪܐ (mar, “lord, master”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchmarron all →

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