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
- The blackish, magnetic metal susceptible to rust;...
Ancestry of “mars”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Mārs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |