Where does “marmite” come from?

marmite (French) comes from Old French marmite, from Old French marmotter — to mutter.

marmite (French): pot, cooking pot, marmite; shell

Definitions

  1. pot, cooking pot, marmite; shell

Ancestry of “marmite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmarmitehypocritical
2Old Frenchmarmotterto mutter

Words derived from “marmite”

Every word from Old French marmotter →Every word from Old French marmite →
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