Where does “Marcus” come from?

Marcus (Dutch) 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.

Marcus (Dutch): Mark ([http://www.biblija.net/biblija.cgi?m=Mar+1%2C16-20&id18=1&pos=0&l=nl&set=10 book of the Bible])

Definitions

  1. Mark ([http://www.biblija.net/biblija.cgi?m=Mar+1%2C16-20&id18=1&pos=0&l=nl&set=10 book of the Bible])

Ancestry of “Marcus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMārcus—
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

Words derived from “Marcus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin Martīnus →