Where does “maro” come from?
maro (Italian) comes from Latin marum, from Ancient Greek μᾶρον, from Aramaic מַרְוָא, from Pahlavi 𐭰𐭠𐭫𐭥, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎦𐎢𐏁.
maro (Italian): cat thyme
Ancestry of “maro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | marum | A kind of plant, cat thyme Teucrium marum;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μᾶρον | The meaning of this term is uncertain.... |
| 3 | Aramaic | מַרְוָא | — |
| 4 | Pahlavi | 𐭰𐭠𐭫𐭥 | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎼𐎦𐎢𐏁 | — |