Etymology Explorer
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Where does “marte” come from?
marte (Middle French) comes from Old French martre, from Frankish *marþr.
Ancestry of “marte”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old French
martre
marten animal
2
Frankish
*marþr
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Words derived from “marte”
marte
marta
Marta
martes
marta
martucha
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