Where does “Mars” come from?

Mars comes from Latin Mars, the Roman god of war, whose name is of uncertain origin and may be related to Latin massa meaning "mass" or "lump."

Mars (English): Alternative form of Mas

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Mas

Ancestry of “Mars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishMarsThe Roman god governing war; Mars
2LatinMarswar, battle, conflict
3LatinMavorsMars
4Proto-ItalicMāwortis—

Words derived from “Mars”

Every word from Proto-Italic Māwortis →Every word from Latin Mavors →Every word from Latin Mars →