Where does “маркіз” come from?

маркіз (Belarusian) comes from French marquis, from Old French marchis, from Latin marcliensis, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

маркіз (Belarusian): marquis, marquess (title of nobility)

Definitions

  1. marquis, marquess (title of nobility)

Ancestry of “маркіз”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarquismarquess
2Old Frenchmarchismarquis
3Latinmarcliensis—
4Frankishmarkōnto mark, mark out, to press with the foot
5Proto-Germanicmarkōnąto mark; to notice
6Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Proto-Germanic markōną →