Where does “mark-to-market” come from?
mark-to-market (English) comes from English to, from Middle English to, from Middle English tone, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
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Ancestry of “mark-to-market”, step by step
mark-to-market traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English to
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | to | A particle used for marking the following verb as... |
| 2 | Middle English | to | toe; to; too |
| 3 | Middle English | tone | the one |
| 4 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via English mark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mark | "Boundary, land within a boundary.";... |
| 2 | Middle English | mark | — |
| 3 | Old English | mearc | mark, sign, character; boundary, limit |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | marku | boundary, border |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |