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Where does “Marigold” come from?

Marigold (English) comes from Middle English marigolde, from English Mary, from French Marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים.

Marigold (English): A rubber glove, especially one for use in...

Definitions

  1. A rubber glove, especially one for use in...

Ancestry of “Marigold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmarigolde—
2EnglishMarythe Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ;...
3FrenchMarieMary
4Old FrenchMarie—
5LatinMarīa—
6Ancient GreekΜαρία—
7Hebrewמִרְיָם—
8Aramaicמריםbitter
9Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →