Where does “merlin” come from?

merlin (French) comes from Latin Mārculus, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

merlin (French): splitting maul: an axe with a long handle, the...

Definitions

  1. splitting maul: an axe with a long handle, the...

Ancestry of “merlin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMārculussmall hammer, hammer
2LatinMārcus—
3LatinMartīnus—
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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