Where does “martir” come from?

martir (Middle English) comes from Old French martire, from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ, from Ancient Greek μάρτυς — witness; martyr.

martir (Middle English): martyr

Definitions

  1. martyr

Ancestry of “martir”, step by step

martir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French martire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmartiremartyr
2Ecclesiastical Latinmartyrmartyr, especially a Christian martyr
3Ancient GreekμάρτυρAeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς
4Ancient Greekμάρτυςwitness; martyr

via Old English martyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmartyrmartyr

Words derived from “martir”

Every word from Ancient Greek μάρτυς →Every word from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr →