Where does “martel” come from?

martel (Old French) comes from Latin martellus, from Latin Mārculus, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

martel (Old French): hammer

Definitions

  1. hammer

Ancestry of “martel”, step by step

martel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin martellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmartellushammer
2LatinMārculussmall hammer, hammer
3LatinMārcus—
4LatinMartīnus—
5Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Late Latin martellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmartellus—
2Latinmartulus—
3Latinmarculussmall hammer, hammer
4Latinmarcusmark; large hammer, sledgehammer
5Frankishmarkmark, sign
6Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “martel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin Martīnus →