Where does “marabou” come from?

marabou (English) comes from French marabou, from French marabout, from Portuguese maraboto, from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط.

marabou (English): "Leptoptilos crumeniferus", a large wading bird...

Definitions

  1. "Leptoptilos crumeniferus", a large wading bird...

Ancestry of “marabou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarabou—
2Frenchmaraboutmarabout; marabou, stork of the "Leptoptilos"...
3Portuguesemaraboto—
4Moroccan Arabicمْرَابِط—
Every word from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط →Every word from Portuguese maraboto →Every word from French marabout →