Where does “marchese” come from?

marchese (English) comes from Italian marchese, from Late Latin marchensis, from Old High German marcha, from Frankish marku, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

marchese (English): An Italian marquis

Definitions

  1. An Italian marquis

Ancestry of “marchese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmarchesemarquis
2Late Latinmarchensis—
3Old High Germanmarcha—
4Frankishmarkuboundary, border; mark, border
5Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Frankish marku →