Where does “marrón” come from?

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

marrón (Galician): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “marrón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarronhorse-chestnut; chestnut; chestnut brown
2Italianmarronebrown; a large and savoury chestnut variety; the...
3Byzantine Greekμάραονsweet chestnut
Every word from Byzantine Greek μάραον →Every word from Italian marrone →Every word from French marron →