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Where does “marteau” come from?

marteau (French) comes from Old French marteaus, from Old French martel, from Latin martellus, from Latin Mārculus, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.

marteau (French): A hammer used for pounding; A machine tool...

Definitions

  1. A hammer used for pounding; A machine tool...

Ancestry of “marteau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmarteausoblique plural of martel; nominative singular of...
2Old Frenchmartelhammer
3Latinmartellushammer
4LatinMārculus—
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 “marteau”

  • martinet
  • martinetism
  • martinete
  • martinet
  • marto
  • marto
  • mato
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