Where does “marc” come from?

marc (Irish) comes from English Mark, from German mark, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

marc (Irish): horse; target, goal; mark

Definitions

  1. horse; target, goal; mark

Ancestry of “marc”, step by step

marc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Mark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMarkAbbreviation of Markarian
2Germanmarkmark any of various European monetary units
3LatinMārcus—
4LatinMartīnus—
5Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Old Irish marc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmarchorse
2Proto-Celticmarkoshorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmárkoshorse; wild horse

Words derived from “marc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin Martīnus →