Where does “մարտ” come from?
մարտ (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek Μάρτιος, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
մարտ (Old Armenian): war, battle, combat; wrestling; dispute, quarrel
Definitions
- war, battle, combat; wrestling; dispute, quarrel
Ancestry of “մարտ”, step by step
մարտ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Μάρτιος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Μάρτιος | March |
| 2 | Latin | Mārtius | of or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars |
| 3 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Proto-Indo-European merā-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | merā- | — |