Where does “Maroc” come from?

Maroc (French) comes from Portuguese Marrocos, from Old Portuguese Marrocos, from Arabic مَرَّاكُش, from Moroccan Amazigh ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ.

Maroc (French): Morocco

Definitions

  1. Morocco

Ancestry of “Maroc”, step by step

Maroc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Marrocos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMarrocos—
2Old PortugueseMarrocos—
3ArabicمَرَّاكُشMarrakesh
4Moroccan Amazighⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ—

via Medieval Latin Marrochium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinMarrochiumthe city of Marrakech, the former capital of...

Words derived from “Maroc”

Every word from Moroccan Amazigh ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ →Every word from Arabic مَرَّاكُش →Every word from Old Portuguese Marrocos →