1. Etymology of the French word marron
the French word
marronderived from the American-Spanish word
cimarrónderived from the American-Spanish word
cimaderived from the New Latin word
cuma (spring shoots of cabbage, similar; hollow sphere)
derived from the Greek word
kuma, κῦμα (a billow (as bursting or toppling))
derived from the Greek word
kuein, κύειν
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*keuə-using the Greek suffix
-eanDerivations in French
marronnier,
marronnasseDerivations in other languages
English
maroon, Italian
marron, Romanian
maro, Spanish
marrónCognates
English
marron, German
Marone, Swedish
maron2. Etymology of the French word marron
derived from the French word
marronDerivations in French
marronner
