Where does “thumbmark” come from?
thumbmark (English) comes from English Mark, from German mark, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
thumbmark (English): The mark left by a thumb
Ancestry of “thumbmark”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Mark | Abbreviation of Markarian |
| 2 | German | mark | — |
| 3 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |