Where does “Mars” come from?

Mars (Middle English) comes from Latin Mars, from Latin Mavors, from Proto-Italic Māwortis.

Mars (Middle English): The Roman god governing war; Mars

Definitions

  1. The Roman god governing war; Mars

Ancestry of “Mars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMarswar, battle, conflict
2LatinMavorsMars
3Proto-ItalicMāwortis—

Words derived from “Mars”

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