Etymology of the English word margarine
the English word
margarinederived from the English word
margaricderived from the Greek word
margaron, μάργαρον
using the English suffix
-ineDate
The earliest known usage of margarine in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
margarine, French
margarine, German
Margarine, Norwegian
margarin, Swedish
margarinUsage
Word found in Modern English
