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Where does “tidemark” come from?

tidemark (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.

tidemark (English): a line on the shore showing the level of high or...

Definitions

  1. a line on the shore showing the level of high or...

Ancestry of “tidemark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMarkAbbreviation of Markarian
2Germanmark—
3LatinMārcus—
4LatinMartīnus—
5Latin-īnus—
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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