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Where does “marre” come from?

marre (French) comes from Latin marra, from Haitian Creole marasa, from Catalan marçal, from Catalan març, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.

marre (French): a sort of hoe; enough; inflection of marrer: ##...

Definitions

  1. a sort of hoe; enough; inflection of marrer: ##...

Ancestry of “marre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmarrahoe; hook, weeding-hook
2Haitian Creolemarasatwin; Marassa Jumeaux
3CatalanmarçalOf or pertaining to the month of March
4CatalanmarçMarch
5LatinMārcus—
6LatinMartīnus—
7Latin-īnus—
8Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
9Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
10Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “marre”

  • marrer
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