Where does “martyre” come from?

martyre (French) comes from French martyr, from Old French martire, from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ, from Ancient Greek μάρτυς — witness; martyr.

martyre (French): martyrdom; martyress; female equivalent of martyr

Definitions

martyrdom; martyress; female equivalent of martyr

Ancestry of “martyre”, step by step

martyre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French martyr

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	martyr	martyr
2	Old French	martire	martyr
3	Ecclesiastical Latin	martyr	martyr, especially a Christian martyr
4	Ancient Greek	μάρτυρ	Aeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς
5	Ancient Greek	μάρτυς	witness; martyr

via Latin martyrium

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	martyrium	martyrdom; testimony of a martyr, especially...
2	Ancient Greek	μαρτύριον	testimony, evidence, proof; martyrdom; shrine of...
3	Ancient Greek	-ῐον	diminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4	Proto-Indo-European	-yós	Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Every word from Ancient Greek μάρτυς →Every word from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr →