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Where does “martial” come from?

martial (Middle English) comes from Middle French martial, from Latin Martialis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

Ancestry of “martial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmartial—
2LatinMartialisRoman cognomen
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “martial”

  • martial
  • martially
  • martialist
  • martiality
  • nonmartial
  • martialism
  • martialness
  • martialize
  • immartial
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