Where does “Marocain” come from?
Marocain (English) comes from French Marocain, from French -ain, from Middle French -ain, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos.
Ancestry of “Marocain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | Marocain | Moroccan |
| 2 | French | -ain | Suffix used to form demonyms, both nouns and... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ain | — |
| 4 | Latin | -āneus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | — |