Where does “Martin” come from?

Martin (French) comes from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Martin (French): bird of either the starling family, or of the kingfisher family

Definitions

  1. bird of either the starling family, or of the kingfisher family

Ancestry of “Martin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMartīnus—
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Martin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin Martīnus →