Etymology of the English word marjoram
the English word
marjoramderived from the Old French word
majoranederived from the Medieval Latin word
maioranaderived from the Old French word
marjoranederived from the Medieval Latin word
majoranaDate
The earliest known usage of marjoram in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Danish
merian, Dutch
marjolein, French
marjolaine, German
Majoran, Italian
majorana, Norwegian
merian, Spanish
mayorana, Swedish
mejramUsage
Word found in Modern English
