Where does “mortholya” come from?
mortholya (Cornish) comes from Cornish morthol, from Medieval Latin martellus, from Latin Mārculus, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
mortholya (Cornish): to hammer
Definitions
- to hammer
Ancestry of “mortholya”, step by step
mortholya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish morthol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | morthol | hammer |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | martellus | hammer |
| 3 | Latin | Mārculus | small hammer, hammer |
| 4 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Cornish ya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ya | — |