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Where does “martial” come from?

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

Ancestry of “martial”, step by step

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

Words derived from “martial”

  • martial
  • martially
  • martialist
  • martiality
  • nonmartial
  • martialism
  • martialness
  • martialize
  • immartial
  • martial
  • mercialle
  • mercial
  • marcial
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