Where does “マロン” come from?

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

マロン (Japanese): chestnut nut of a chestnut tree

Definitions

  1. chestnut nut of a chestnut tree

Ancestry of “マロン”, 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 →