Where does “Marilla” come from?
Marilla comes from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Aramaic מַרְיָם, ultimately from Aramaic מרים, of unknown meaning.
Ancestry of “Marilla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Maria | mother of Jesus, in Latin, Spanish, etc. contexts |
| 2 | English | Maré | An adult female horse |
| 3 | Middle English | mare | A horse member of the species |
| 4 | Old English | mare | mare (evil spirit thought to torment people in their sleep) |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | marā | evil spirit, nightmare |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | marǭ | evil spirit; succubus; incubus; nightmare |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mor- | to blacken, to dirty; dirt spot; to rub, pound,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |