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Where does “markswomanship” come from?

markswomanship (English) comes from English markswoman, from English Mark, from German mark, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

markswomanship (English): Marksmanship exhibited by a markswoman

Definitions

  1. Marksmanship exhibited by a markswoman

Ancestry of “markswomanship”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarkswomanA woman skilled at hitting targets, as with a...
2EnglishMarkAbbreviation of Markarian
3Germanmark—
4LatinMārcus—
5LatinMartīnus—
6Latin-īnus—
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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