Where does “març” come from?
març (Catalan) comes from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
març (Catalan): March
Definitions
- March
Ancestry of “març”, step by step
març traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Mārcus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 2 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Old Catalan març
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Catalan | març | — |
| 2 | Latin | Mārtius | of or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars |
| 3 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |