Where does “potimarron” come from?

potimarron (French) comes from French marron, from Italian marrone, from Byzantine Greek μάραον — sweet chestnut.

potimarron (French): red kuri squash

Definitions

  1. red kuri squash

Ancestry of “potimarron”, step by step

potimarron traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French marron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarronhorse-chestnut; chestnut; chestnut brown
2Italianmarronebrown; a large and savoury chestnut variety; the...
3Byzantine Greekμάραονsweet chestnut

via French potiron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpotironpumpkin; winter squash
2Hebrewפטריהmushroom
Every word from Byzantine Greek μάραον →