Where does “mormon” come from?

mormon (Romanian) comes from French mormon, from English mormon — Any of various dark-coloured Asian species of...

mormon (Romanian): Mormon (of or pertaining to Mormons, the Mormon faith or the Mormon culture)

Definitions

  1. Mormon (of or pertaining to Mormons, the Mormon faith or the Mormon culture)

Ancestry of “mormon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchmormonMormon
2EnglishmormonAny of various dark-coloured Asian species of...
Every word from English mormonEvery word from French mormon
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