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Where does “marciume” come from?

marciume (Italian) comes from Italian marcio, from Latin marceō, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

marciume (Italian): rot; corruption

Definitions

  1. rot; corruption

Ancestry of “marciume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmarciofirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Latinmarceō—
3LatinMārtius—
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →