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Where does “marcia” come from?

marcia (Italian) comes from Italian marciare, from French marcher, from Middle French marcher, from Old French marchier, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

marcia (Italian): march; racewalking, speedwalking; gear

Definitions

  1. march; racewalking, speedwalking; gear

Ancestry of “marcia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmarciareto march; to walk; to go, run, travel
2Frenchmarcherto walk; to travel; to move; to march; to work,...
3Middle Frenchmarcherto walk
4Old Frenchmarchierto walk; to travel by foot
5Frankishmarkōnto mark, mark out, to press with the foot
6Proto-Germanicmarkōnąto mark; to notice
7Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “marcia”

  • retromarcia
  • contromarcia
  • antemarcia
  • marciapiede
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →