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Where does “martirologi” come from?

martirologi (Italian) comes from Italian martirologio, from Ecclesiastical Latin martyrologium, from Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ, from Ancient Greek μάρτυς — witness; martyr.

martirologi (Italian): plural of martirologio

Definitions

  1. plural of martirologio

Ancestry of “martirologi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmartirologiomartyrology
2Ecclesiastical Latinmartyrologiummartyrology
3Latinmartyrmartyr, especially a Christian martyr
4Ancient GreekμάρτυρAeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς
5Ancient Greekμάρτυςwitness; martyr
Every word from Ancient Greek μάρτυς →