English
Moroccus
Moroccus may come from Portuguese Marrocos.
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentMarrocosuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588Moroccus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentMarrocosuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588Moroccus
Earliest quotation: c. 1587–1588, Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […]: “Kings of Feſſe, Moroccus and Argier, He cals me…”
Every English word from Portuguese Marrocos
Today it means
name Morocco.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Portuguese Marrocos / Moroccus