Where does “marc” come from?

Marc comes from Middle French marc, a term of uncertain origin and meaning.

marc (English): The refuse matter that remains after fruit,...

Definitions

  1. The refuse matter that remains after fruit,...

Ancestry of “marc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMarcMark
2Old Frenchmarcmark
3LatinMārcus—
4LatinMartīnus—
5Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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