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Where does “headmark” come from?

headmark (English) comes from English Mark, from German mark, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

headmark (English): The distinction or peculiarity of the head, face,...

Definitions

  1. The distinction or peculiarity of the head, face,...

Ancestry of “headmark”, step by step

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