Where does “marrec” come from?

marrec (Catalan) comes from Catalan marrà, from Spanish marrano, from Arabic مُحَرَّم, from Arabic حَرَّمَ — to forbid.

marrec (Catalan): brat, kid

Definitions

  1. brat, kid

Ancestry of “marrec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmarràram; stubborn; pig, boar
2Spanishmarranopig; converted Jew
3Arabicمُحَرَّمforbidden
4Arabicحَرَّمَto forbid
Every word from Arabic حَرَّمَ →Every word from Arabic مُحَرَّم →Every word from Spanish marrano →