Where does “marjoram” come from?

Marjoram comes from Old French majorane, derived from Latin maiorana, a plant name of uncertain ultimate origin.

marjoram (English): A herb of the mint family, "Origanum majorana",...

Definitions

  1. A herb of the mint family, "Origanum majorana",...

Ancestry of “marjoram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmajoranemarjoram
2Medieval Latinmaioranamarjoram; marjoram , a plant of the mint family;...
3Latinmezurana
4Sanskritमरुवmarjoram

Words derived from “marjoram

Every word from Sanskrit मरुवEvery word from Latin mezuranaEvery word from Medieval Latin maiorana