Where does “marquis” come from?

marquis (French) comes from Old French marchis, from Latin marcliensis, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

marquis (French): marquess

Definitions

  1. marquess

Ancestry of “marquis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmarchismarquis
2Latinmarcliensis—
3Frankishmarkōnto mark, mark out, to press with the foot
4Proto-Germanicmarkōnąto mark; to notice
5Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “marquis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Proto-Germanic markōną →