Etymology of the English word marchpane
the English word
marchpanederived from the Obsolete French word
marcepainderived from the Obsolete Italian word
marzapanederived from the Arabic word
mawṯabanderived from the Aramaic word
mawtəbaderived from the Aramaic word
yətebDate
The earliest known usage of marchpane in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
