Where does “maro” come from?

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

maro (Romanian): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “maro”, 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 →Every word from Italian marrone →Every word from French marron →