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Where does “marttyyrius” come from?

marttyyrius (Finnish) comes from Finnish marttyyri, from Swedish martyr, from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ, from Ancient Greek μάρτυς — witness; martyr.

marttyyrius (Finnish): martyrdom

Definitions

  1. martyrdom

Ancestry of “marttyyrius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmarttyyriA martyr
2Swedishmartyrmartyr
3Ecclesiastical Latinmartyrmartyr, especially a Christian martyr
4Ancient GreekμάρτυρAeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς
5Ancient Greekμάρτυςwitness; martyr
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