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Where does “marte” come from?

marte (French) comes from Middle French marte, from Old French martre, from Frankish *marþr.

marte (French): marten

Definitions

  1. marten

Ancestry of “marte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmarte—
2Old Frenchmartre—
3Frankish*marþr—

Words derived from “marte”

  • marta
  • martes
  • marta
Every word from Frankish *marþr →