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Where does “Marceau” come from?

Marceau (French) comes from French marceau, from English Marcel, from French Marcel, from Latin Marcellus, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “Marceau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarceau—
2EnglishMarcel—
3FrenchMarcel—
4LatinMarcellus—
5LatinMārcus—
6LatinMartīnus—
7Latin-īnus—
8Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
9Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
10Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Marceau”

  • Marceau
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