Where does “Morocco” come from?

Morocco (English) comes from Portuguese Marrocos, from Old Portuguese Marrocos, from Arabic مَرَّاكُش, from Moroccan Amazigh ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ.

Morocco (English): A soft leather, made from goatskin, used especially in bookbinding

Definitions

  1. A soft leather, made from goatskin, used especially in bookbinding

Ancestry of “Morocco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMarrocos—
2Old PortugueseMarrocos—
3ArabicمَرَّاكُشMarrakesh
4Moroccan Amazighⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ—

Words derived from “Morocco”

Every word from Moroccan Amazigh ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ →Every word from Arabic مَرَّاكُش →Every word from Old Portuguese Marrocos →