Where does “Marquise” come from?

Marquise (French) comes from French marquis, from Old French marchis, from Latin marcliensis, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Marquise (French): marchioness a member of foreign nobility

Definitions

  1. marchioness a member of foreign nobility

Ancestry of “Marquise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarquismarquess
2Old Frenchmarchismarquis
3Latinmarcliensis—
4Frankishmarkōnto mark, mark out, to press with the foot
5Proto-Germanicmarkōnąto mark; to notice
6Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “Marquise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Proto-Germanic markōną →