Where does “Mars” come from?
Mars (French) comes from Old French mars, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Mars (French): (planet)
Definitions
- (planet)
Ancestry of “Mars”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mars | March; oblique plural of marc; nominative... |
| 2 | Latin | Mārtius | of or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars |
| 3 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |