Where does “marabout” come from?

marabout (French) comes from Portuguese maraboto, from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط.

marabout (French): marabout; marabou, stork of the "Leptoptilos"...

Definitions

  1. marabout; marabou, stork of the "Leptoptilos"...

Ancestry of “marabout”, step by step

marabout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese maraboto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemaraboto—
2Moroccan Arabicمْرَابِط—

via Arabic مُرَابِط

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُرَابِطholy man; soldier stationed in fortified outpost

Words derived from “marabout”

Every word from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط →Every word from Portuguese maraboto →