Where does “marras” come from?
marras (English) comes from English marra, from Italian marra, from Latin marra, from Haitian Creole marasa, from Catalan marçal, from Catalan març, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus — adjectival suffix.
marras (English): plural of marra
Ancestry of “marras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | marra | A friend, pal, buddy, mate |
| 2 | Italian | marra | hoe; fluke |
| 3 | Latin | marra | hoe; hook, weeding-hook |
| 4 | Haitian Creole | marasa | twin; Marassa Jumeaux |
| 5 | Catalan | marçal | Of or pertaining to the month of March |
| 6 | Catalan | març | March |
| 7 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 8 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 9 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |