Where does “martyrium” come from?

martyrium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μαρτύριον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

martyrium (Latin): martyrdom; testimony of a martyr, especially...

Definitions

  1. martyrdom; testimony of a martyr, especially...

Ancestry of “martyrium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμαρτύριονtestimony, evidence, proof; martyrdom; shrine of...
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “martyrium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek μαρτύριον →