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