Where does “marrano” come from?

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

marrano (Spanish): pig; converted Jew

Definitions

  1. pig; converted Jew

Ancestry of “marrano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُحَرَّمforbidden
2Arabicحَرَّمَto forbid

Words derived from “marrano”

Every word from Arabic حَرَّمَ →Every word from Arabic مُحَرَّم →