Where does “marcaxe” come from?
marcaxe (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.
marcaxe (Galician): boundary in between two contiguous properties
Definitions
- boundary in between two contiguous properties
Ancestry of “marcaxe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | marcar | to demarcate, delimit; to mark, put a mark |
| 2 | Galician | marco | boundary marker; doorframe or window frame; A... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | marcus | mark; large hammer, sledgehammer |
| 4 | Frankish | mark | mark, sign |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |