Where does “مارس” come from?
مارس (Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish مارس, from Italian marcia, from Italian marciare, from French marcher, from Middle French marcher, from Old French marchier, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
مارس (Arabic): to practice to engage in
Definitions
- to practice to engage in
Ancestry of “مارس”, step by step
مارس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish مارس
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | مارس | gammon, a victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone |
| 2 | Italian | marcia | march; racewalking, speedwalking; gear |
| 3 | Italian | marciare | to march; to walk; to go, run, travel |
| 4 | French | marcher | to walk; to travel; to move; to march; to work,... |
| 5 | Middle French | marcher | to walk |
| 6 | Old French | marchier | to walk; to travel by foot |
| 7 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |