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Where does “majoron” come from?

majoron (English) comes from Italian Majorana, from Sicilian Majurana, from Latin maiorana, from Latin mezurana, from Sanskrit मरुव — marjoram.

majoron (English): A hypothetical Goldstone boson

Definitions

  1. A hypothetical Goldstone boson

Ancestry of “majoron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMajorana—
2SicilianMajurana—
3Latinmaioranamarjoram , a plant of the mint family; nominative...
4Latinmezurana—
5Sanskritमरुवmarjoram
Every word from Sanskrit मरुव →