Where does “marron” come from?
marron (French) comes from Italian marrone, from Byzantine Greek μάραον — sweet chestnut.
marron (French): horse-chestnut; chestnut; chestnut brown
Definitions
- horse-chestnut; chestnut; chestnut brown
Ancestry of “marron”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | marrone | brown; a large and savoury chestnut variety; the... |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | μάραον | sweet chestnut |
Words derived from “marron”