Where does “marsu” come from?

marsu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese março, 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.

marsu (Kabuverdianu): March

Definitions

  1. March

Ancestry of “marsu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesemarçoMarch
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin Martīnus →