Where does “martyrium” come from?

martyrium (Dutch) comes from Latin martyrium, from Ancient Greek μαρτύριον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

martyrium (Dutch): a hagiography about a martyr

Definitions

  1. a hagiography about a martyr

Ancestry of “martyrium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmartyriummartyrdom; testimony of a martyr, especially...
2Ancient Greekμαρτύριονtestimony, evidence, proof; martyrdom; shrine of...
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek μαρτύριον →