Where does “marquise” come from?
Marquise comes from French marquise, feminine of French marquis, from Old French marchis, derived from French marcher meaning "to march," ultimately from Frankish markōn and Proto-Indo-European mereg- meaning "to mark" or "boundary."
marquise (English): A marchioness, especially one who is French; A...
Definitions
- A marchioness, especially one who is French; A...
Ancestry of “marquise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Marquise | marchioness a member of foreign nobility |
| 2 | French | marquis | marquess |
| 3 | Old French | marchis | marquis |
| 4 | Latin | marcliensis | — |
| 5 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |