Where does “marplot” come from?

marplot (English) comes from English plot, from Middle English plot, from Old English plot, from Proto-Germanic plataz, from Proto-Indo-European b(e)lad- — to strike, beat.

marplot (English): A meddlesome person whose activity interferes...

Definitions

  1. A meddlesome person whose activity interferes...

Ancestry of “marplot”, step by step

marplot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English plot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplotThe course of a story, comprising a series of...
2Middle Englishplotplot of land
3Old Englishplota plot of ground
4Proto-Germanicplatazslap, strike, blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanb(e)lad-to strike, beat

via English Mar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMarA title of respect in Syriac, given to all saints...
2Classical Syriacܡܪܝ—
3Classical Syriacܡܪܐlord, master, ruler; prince, satrap; patrician,...
4Aramaicמראlord, master, ruler; owner; pickaxe
5Akkadian𒄑𒈥—

Words derived from “marplot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European b(e)lad- →Every word from Proto-Germanic plataz →Every word from Old English plot →