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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 EnglishMars—
2LatinMarswar, battle, conflict
3LatinMavors—
4Proto-ItalicMāwortis—

Words derived from “Mars”

  • marsling
  • Marsling
  • protoMars
  • マーズ
  • Máaz
  • Mäerz
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