Where does “martes” come from?

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

martes (French): plural of marte

Definitions

  1. plural of marte

Ancestry of “martes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmartemarten
2Middle Frenchmarte—
3Old Frenchmartremarten animal
4Frankish*marþr—
Every word from Frankish *marþr →Every word from Old French martre →Every word from Middle French marte →