Where does “martyrologie” come from?

martyrologie (French) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin martyrologium, from Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ, from Ancient Greek μάρτυς — witness; martyr.

martyrologie (French): martyrology

Definitions

  1. martyrology

Ancestry of “martyrologie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latinmartyrologiummartyrology
2Latinmartyrmartyr, especially a Christian martyr
3Ancient GreekμάρτυρAeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς
4Ancient Greekμάρτυςwitness; martyr
Every word from Ancient Greek μάρτυς →Every word from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ →Every word from Latin martyr →