Etymology of the English word marzipan
the English word
marzipanderived from the German word
marzipanderived 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 marzipan in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
marsepein, German
Marzipan, Icelandic
marsipanUsage
Word found in Modern English
