Where does “marcophilie” come from?
marcophilie (French) comes from French marquer, from Old French merchier, from Old French merc, from Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
marcophilie (French): marcophily
Ancestry of “marcophilie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | marquer | To mark, mark down; To mark; To brand |
| 2 | Old French | merchier | to mark; to give a distinguishing feature to |
| 3 | Old French | merc | mark |
| 4 | Old Norse | merki | boundary |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |