Where does “Martin” come from?

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

Martin (Czech): possessive of Marta: Marta's

Definitions

  1. possessive of Marta: Marta's

Ancestry of “Martin”, step by step

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