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Where does “demarcar” come from?

demarcar (Galician) comes from Galician marcar, from Galician marco, from Medieval Latin marcus, from Frankish mark, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

demarcar (Galician): to demarcate, to delimit; to divide and allot a...

Definitions

  1. to demarcate, to delimit; to divide and allot a...

Ancestry of “demarcar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianmarcarto demarcate, delimit; to mark, put a mark
2Galicianmarcoboundary marker; doorframe or window frame; A...
3Medieval Latinmarcusmark; large hammer, sledgehammer
4Frankishmarkmark, sign
5Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
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