Where does “marjolaine” come from?

marjolaine (French) comes from Old French majorane, from Medieval Latin maiorana, from Latin mezurana, from Sanskrit मरुव — marjoram.

marjolaine (French): marjoram

Definitions

  1. marjoram

Ancestry of “marjolaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmajoranemarjoram
2Medieval Latinmaioranamarjoram; marjoram , a plant of the mint family;...
3Latinmezurana
4Sanskritमरुवmarjoram
Every word from Sanskrit मरुवEvery word from Latin mezuranaEvery word from Medieval Latin maiorana