Where does “marotă” come from?

marotă (Romanian) comes from French marotte, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

marotă (Romanian): obsession

Definitions

obsession

Ancestry of “marotă”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	marotte	a grotesque sceptre carried by a jester; a puppet...
2	French	marie	first-person singular present indicative of...
3	Old French	Marie	—
4	Latin	Marīa	Mary mother of Jesus
5	Ancient Greek	Μαρία	Mary, Maria
6	Hebrew	מִרְיָם	—
7	Aramaic	מרים	bitter
8	Biblical Hebrew	מִרְיָם	—

Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Aramaic מרים →