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Where does “Marcella” come from?

Marcella derives from Latin Marcella, the feminine form of Marcellus, which comes from Marcus, ultimately from Proto-Italic Māwortis, the genitive of Mars, the Roman god of war.

Ancestry of “Marcella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMarcella—
2LatinMarcellus—
3LatinMārcus—
4LatinMartīnus—
5Latin-īnus—
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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