Where does “marabout” come from?

Marabout comes from French marabout, from Arabic murābiṭ, from Moroccan Arabic mrābiṭ, a term for a Muslim holy man or hermit.

marabout (English): A Muslim holy man or mystic, especially in parts...

Definitions

  1. A Muslim holy man or mystic, especially in parts...

Ancestry of “marabout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaraboutmarabout; marabou, stork of the "Leptoptilos"...
2Portuguesemaraboto—
3Moroccan Arabicمْرَابِط—

Words derived from “marabout”

Every word from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط →Every word from Portuguese maraboto →Every word from French marabout →