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Where does “marčiṭ[o]” come from?

marčiṭ[o] (Mozarabic) comes from Vulgar Latin marcitus, from Italian marcire, from Italian marcio, from Latin marceō, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “marčiṭ[o]”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmarcitus—
2Italianmarcireto rot; to rot, fester or go bad, putrefy
3Italianmarciofirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Latinmarceō—
5LatinMārtius—
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “marčiṭ[o]”

  • marchitar
  • marchito
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →