Where does “Marcantonio” come from?

Marcantonio (Italian) comes from Italian marco, 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.

Marcantonio (Italian): hunk handsome or strapping man

Definitions

  1. hunk handsome or strapping man

Ancestry of “Marcantonio”, step by step

Marcantonio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian marco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmarcofirst-person singular present indicative of...
2LatinMārcus—
3LatinMartīnus—
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Italian Antonio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianAntonio—
2LatinantoniusThe name of a Roman gens, a "family name"
3Ancient GreekἌντων—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin Martīnus →