Etymology of the French word margarine
the French word
margarinederived from the Greek word
margaron, μάργαρον
Date
The earliest known usage of margarine in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
margarinerie,
margarinierDerivations in other languages
English
margarine, Portuguese
margarina, Romanian
margarinăCognates
Dutch
margarine, English
margarine, German
Margarine, Norwegian
margarin, Swedish
margarin
