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Where does “marocain” come from?

marocain (English) comes from French marocain, from French -ain, from Middle French -ain, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos.

marocain (English): A heavy crepe fabric of silk, wool, or both,...

Definitions

  1. A heavy crepe fabric of silk, wool, or both,...

Ancestry of “marocain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchmarocainMoroccan
2French-ainSuffix used to form demonyms, both nouns and...
3Middle French-ain—
4Latin-āneus—
5Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
6Proto-Italic*-eos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-eos →