Where does “Marocco” come from?

Marocco (Italian) comes from Portuguese Marrocos, from Old Portuguese Marrocos, from Arabic مَرَّاكُش, from Moroccan Amazigh ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ.

Ancestry of “Marocco”, step by step

Marocco traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Marrocos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMarrocos—
2Old PortugueseMarrocos—
3ArabicمَرَّاكُشMarrakesh
4Moroccan Amazighⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ—

via Spanish Marruecos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishMarruecos—
2Arabicمُرَّاكُش—

via Arabic مَرّاكُش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَرّاكُش—

Words derived from “Marocco”

Every word from Moroccan Amazigh ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ →Every word from Arabic مَرَّاكُش →Every word from Old Portuguese Marrocos →