Where does “Marxian” come from?

Marxian derives from English Marx combined with the Latin adjectival suffix -ianus, traced through Latin -ius, -um, and -us to Proto-Indo-European -yós and -ós via Proto-Italic -os.

Marxian (English): Of or pertaining to the 19th century philosopher...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the 19th century philosopher...

Ancestry of “Marxian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMarx—
2GermanMarx—
3GermanMarkusMark the Evangelist biblical character
4LatinMārcus—
5LatinMartīnus—
6Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Marxian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin Martīnus →