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Where does “marceau” come from?

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

Ancestry of “marceau”, step by step

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

Words derived from “marceau”

  • Marceau
  • Marceau
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