Where does “marrano” come from?

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

marrano (Portuguese): Marrano

Definitions

  1. Marrano

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 →