Where does “marculus” come from?

marculus (Latin) comes 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.

marculus (Latin): small hammer, hammer

Definitions

  1. small hammer, hammer

Ancestry of “marculus”, step by step

marculus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Mārcus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMārcus—
2LatinMartīnus—
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Proto-Indo-European melh₂-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “marculus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →