Where does “martellus” come from?

martellus (Late Latin) comes from Latin martulus, from Latin marculus, from Latin marcus, from Frankish mark, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Ancestry of “martellus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmartulus—
2Latinmarculussmall hammer, hammer
3Latinmarcusmark; large hammer, sledgehammer
4Frankishmarkmark, sign
5Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “martellus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Frankish mark →