Where does “martinet” come from?

martinet (Catalan) comes from Catalan Martí, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

martinet (Catalan): heron a wading bird of the family

Definitions

  1. heron a wading bird of the family

Ancestry of “martinet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanMartí—
2LatinMartīnus—
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin Martīnus →