Where does “mars” come from?

mars (Middle English) comes from Latin Mārs, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

mars (Middle English): The blackish, magnetic metal susceptible to rust;...

Definitions

  1. The blackish, magnetic metal susceptible to rust;...

Ancestry of “mars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMārsMars god of war
2Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “mars”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Latin Mārs →
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