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Where does “martiritzar” come from?

martiritzar (Catalan) comes from Catalan màrtir, from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ, from Ancient Greek μάρτυς — witness; martyr.

martiritzar (Catalan): to martyr

Definitions

  1. to martyr

Ancestry of “martiritzar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmàrtirmartyr
2Ecclesiastical Latinmartyrmartyr, especially a Christian martyr
3Ancient GreekμάρτυρAeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς
4Ancient Greekμάρτυςwitness; martyr
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