Where does “Մարտիկյան” come from?
Մարտիկյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian մարտիկ, from Old Armenian մարտիկ, from Old Armenian մարտնչիմ, from Old Armenian մարտ, from Ancient Greek Μάρτιος, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ancestry of “Մարտիկյան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | մարտիկ | fighter, combatant |
| 2 | Old Armenian | մարտիկ | fighting / contesting place, stadium; warrior,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | մարտնչիմ | to fight, to combat, to make war, to engage in... |
| 4 | Old Armenian | մարտ | war, battle, combat; wrestling; dispute, quarrel |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μάρτιος | March |
| 6 | Latin | Mārtius | of or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |