Where does “margarine” come from?
Margarine comes from French margarine, derived from French margarique, which comes from Ancient Greek μάργαρον, ultimately from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης meaning pearl.
margarine (English): A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable...
Definitions
- A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable...
Ancestry of “margarine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | margarine | margarine |
| 2 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 3 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 4 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 5 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |