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 मरुव →Every word from Latin mezurana →Every word from Medieval Latin maiorana →