Where does “mars” come from?
mars (English) comes from Russian марс, from Dutch Mars, from Middle French marcher, from Old French marchier, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
mars (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
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- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “mars”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | марс | top; crow's nest |
| 2 | Dutch | Mars | — |
| 3 | Middle French | marcher | to walk |
| 4 | Old French | marchier | to walk; to travel by foot |
| 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 |