Where does “marquant” come from?

marquant (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.

marquant (French): present participle of marquer; prominent;...

Definitions

  1. present participle of marquer; prominent;...

Ancestry of “marquant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchmarquerTo mark, mark down; To mark; To brand
2Old Frenchmerchierto mark; to give a distinguishing feature to
3Old Frenchmercmark
4Old Norsemerkiboundary
5Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “marquant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →
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