Where does “marabouter” come from?

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

marabouter (French): to cast a spell; to enchant

Definitions

  1. to cast a spell; to enchant

Ancestry of “marabouter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaraboutmarabout; marabou, stork of the "Leptoptilos"...
2Portuguesemaraboto—
3Moroccan Arabicمْرَابِط—
Every word from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط →Every word from Portuguese maraboto →Every word from French marabout →