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Where does “Marx” come from?

Marx comes from German Marx, a surname of unknown origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Marx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMarx—
2GermanMarkus—
3LatinMārcus—
4LatinMartīnus—
5Latin-īnus—
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Marx”

  • Marxism
  • Marxian
  • Marxologist
  • Marxology
  • Marxological
  • antimarxism
  • Marxoid
  • Marxianly
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