Where does “marron” come from?

marron (English) comes from French marron, from Italian marrone, from Byzantine Greek μάραον — sweet chestnut.

marron (English): A sweet chestnut; Cherax tenuimanus, a type of...

Definitions

  1. A sweet chestnut; Cherax tenuimanus, a type of...

Ancestry of “marron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarronhorse-chestnut; chestnut; chestnut brown
2Italianmarronebrown; a large and savoury chestnut variety; the...
3Byzantine Greekμάραονsweet chestnut
Every word from Byzantine Greek μάραον →