Where does “Marmite” come from?

Marmite (English) comes from French marmite, from Old French marmite, from Old French marmotter — to mutter.

Marmite (English): Something which people either love or hate; To...

Definitions

  1. Something which people either love or hate; To...

Ancestry of “Marmite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarmitepot, cooking pot, marmite; shell
2Old Frenchmarmitehypocritical
3Old Frenchmarmotterto mutter

Words derived from “Marmite”

Every word from Old French marmotter →Every word from Old French marmite →Every word from French marmite →