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Where does “marrom” come from?

marrom (Portuguese) comes from French marron, from Italian marrone, from Byzantine Greek μάραον — sweet chestnut.

marrom (Portuguese): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “marrom”, 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 →