Where does “marrano” come from?

marrano (Italian) comes from Spanish marrano, from Arabic مُحَرَّم, from Arabic حَرَّمَ — to forbid.

marrano (Italian): boor; traitor

Definitions

  1. boor; traitor

Ancestry of “marrano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmarranopig; converted Jew
2Arabicمُحَرَّمforbidden
3Arabicحَرَّمَto forbid
Every word from Arabic حَرَّمَ →Every word from Arabic مُحَرَّم →Every word from Spanish marrano →
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