Where does “Marguerite” come from?

Marguerite comes from French Marguerite, a feminine given name derived from the Latin margarita meaning pearl.

Marguerite (English): An oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)

Definitions

  1. An oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)

Ancestry of “Marguerite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMargueriteMargaret; {{m|en|Margaret}}
2Latinmargarītapearl
3Ancient Greekμαργαρίτηςpearl; a type of Egyptian plant
4Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-—

Words derived from “Marguerite”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita- →Every word from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης →Every word from Latin margarīta →