Where does “marselliini” come from?
marselliini (Finnish) comes from English marceline, from Latin marcidus, from Latin marceō, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
marselliini (Finnish): marceline fabric
Definitions
- marceline fabric
Ancestry of “marselliini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marceline | A thin silk fabric used for linings etc. in... |
| 2 | Latin | marcidus | withered, dropping, rotten; apathetic, languid;... |
| 3 | Latin | marceō | to wither, droop, shrink, shrivel |
| 4 | Latin | Mārtius | of or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |