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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

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

Words derived from “Maroc”

  • marocain
  • maroquin
  • Marocain
  • maroquin
  • maroquinerie
  • marocain
  • maroquinier
  • Marocain
  • maroken
  • Maroc
  • Tết Ma-rốc
  • Ma-rốc
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