Where does “marrubio” come from?

marrubio (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish marruvio, from Latin marrubium, from Arabic مُرّ — bitter, severe, sharp, painful; myrrh.

marrubio (Spanish): horehound

Definitions

  1. horehound

Ancestry of “marrubio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishmarruvio—
2Latinmarrubiumhorehound, a herb used against respiratory...
3Arabicمُرّbitter, severe, sharp, painful; myrrh
Every word from Arabic مُرّ →Every word from Latin marrubium →Every word from Old Spanish marruvio →