Where does “Moroccanness” come from?
Moroccanness (English) comes from English Moroccan, from English Morocco, from Portuguese Marrocos, from Old Portuguese Marrocos, from Arabic مَرَّاكُش, from Moroccan Amazigh ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ.
Moroccanness (English): The quality or characteristic of being Moroccan
Definitions
- The quality or characteristic of being Moroccan
Ancestry of “Moroccanness”, step by step
Moroccanness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Moroccan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Moroccan | A person from Morocco or of Moroccan descent; Of,... |
| 2 | English | Morocco | A soft leather, made from goatskin, used especially in bookbinding |
| 3 | Portuguese | Marrocos | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | Marrocos | — |
| 5 | Arabic | مَرَّاكُش | Marrakesh |
| 6 | Moroccan Amazigh | ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |