Where does “marra” come from?
marra (Galician) comes from Latin marra, from Haitian Creole marasa, from Catalan marçal, from Catalan març, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.
marra (Galician): maul, sledgehammer; hoe; lack, shortage
Definitions
- maul, sledgehammer; hoe; lack, shortage
Ancestry of “marra”, step by step
marra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin marra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | marra | hoe; hook, weeding-hook |
| 2 | Haitian Creole | marasa | twin; Marassa Jumeaux |
| 3 | Catalan | marçal | Of or pertaining to the month of March |
| 4 | Catalan | març | March |
| 5 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 7 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |