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Where does “marchons” come from?

marchons (Norman) comes from Norman marchi, from Old French marchié, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

marchons (Norman): first-person plural present indicative of marchi;...

Definitions

  1. first-person plural present indicative of marchi;...

Ancestry of “marchons”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanmarchito walk; to march; to function; past participle...
2Old Frenchmarchiémarket; marketplace
3Latinmercatustrade, traffic, buying and selling; market,...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →