Where does “marjolaine” come from?

marjolaine (Norman) comes from Old French majorane, from Medieval Latin maiorana, from Latin mezurana, from Sanskrit मरुव — marjoram.

marjolaine (Norman): marjoram

Definitions

  1. marjoram

Ancestry of “marjolaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmajoranemarjoram
2Medieval Latinmaioranamarjoram; marjoram , a plant of the mint family;...
3Latinmezurana
4Sanskritमरुवmarjoram
Every word from Sanskrit मरुवEvery word from Latin mezuranaEvery word from Medieval Latin maiorana
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