Where does “majoronic” come from?
majoronic (English) comes from English majoron, from Italian Majorana, from Sicilian Majurana, from Latin maiorana, from Latin mezurana, from Sanskrit मरुव — marjoram.
majoronic (English): Of or relating to majorons
Definitions
- Of or relating to majorons
Ancestry of “majoronic”, step by step
majoronic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English majoron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | majoron | A hypothetical Goldstone boson |
| 2 | Italian | Majorana | — |
| 3 | Sicilian | Majurana | a place named after the presence of the homonymous plant |
| 4 | Latin | maiorana | marjoram (O. majorana), a plant of the mint family |
| 5 | Latin | mezurana | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | मरुव | marjoram |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |