Where does “mares” come from?

mares (Middle French) comes from Late Latin mariscus, from Proto-Germanic *marisk.

Ancestry of “mares”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmariscus
2Proto-Germanic*marisk

Words derived from “mares

Every word from Proto-Germanic *mariskEvery word from Late Latin mariscus
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