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Where does “Martianness” come from?

Martianness (English) comes from English Martian, from French martien, from French Mars, from Old French mars, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Martianness (English): The quality of being Martian

Definitions

  1. The quality of being Martian

Ancestry of “Martianness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMartianOf or relating to the planet Mars, or its...
2FrenchmartienMartian
3FrenchMarsMars
4Old FrenchmarsMarch; oblique plural of marc; nominative...
5LatinMārtius—
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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