Where does “Marter” come from?
Marter (German) comes from Middle High German marter, from Old High German martira, from Latin martyrium, from Ancient Greek μαρτύριον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Marter (German): torture, ordeal
Definitions
- torture, ordeal
Ancestry of “Marter”, step by step
Marter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German marter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | marter | — |
| 2 | Old High German | martira | — |
| 3 | Latin | martyrium | martyrdom; testimony of a martyr, especially... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαρτύριον | testimony, evidence, proof; martyrdom; shrine of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Late Latin martyrium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | martyrium | — |