Where does “marco” come from?
marco (Galician) comes from Medieval Latin marcus, from Frankish mark, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
marco (Galician): boundary marker; doorframe or window frame; A...
Definitions
- boundary marker; doorframe or window frame; A...
Ancestry of “marco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | marcus | mark; large hammer, sledgehammer |
| 2 | Frankish | mark | mark, sign |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |