Where does “merz” come from?

merz (Ladin) comes from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

merz (Ladin): March

Definitions

  1. March

Ancestry of “merz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMārtiusof or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars
2Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
3Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ius →Every word from Latin Mārtius →
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