mar·jo·ramOrigin of marjoram
Middle English majoran from Old French majorane from Medieval Latin maiorana, probably altered from Classical Latin amaracus from Classical Greek amarakos, marjoram: of Indic origin, originally , akin to Sanskrit maruva-
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noun
Origin of marjoram
Early Modern English margeram alteration ( influenced by Middle French marjolaine ) of Middle English majorane, mageram from Old French majorane from Medieval Latin maiorana alteration ( influenced by māior greater ) of Late Latin mezurana perhaps of Near Eastern originPersian marzangōš from Middle Persian perhaps alteration ( influenced by marzān mouse ) ( and gōš ear, in reference to the shape of the plant's small pilose leaves ) of earlier mardgōš ( source of Arabic mardaqūš ) perhaps ultimately from a Near Eastern areal word that was also the source of Greek amārakon and ancient Macedonian abarú
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(plural marjorams)
From Old French majorane (cf. French marjolaine, Italian maggiorana, Portuguese manjerona, Spanish mejorana), from Medieval Latin majorana, from Latin amaracus, from Ancient Greek ἀμάÏακος (amarakos). Compare Sanskrit मरà¥à¤µ (“marjoram"), with influence from Latin major (“greater").
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