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Where does “martira” come from?

martira (Old High German) comes from Latin martyrium, from Ancient Greek μαρτύριον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “martira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmartyriummartyrdom; testimony of a martyr, especially...
2Ancient Greekμαρτύριονtestimony, evidence, proof; martyrdom; shrine of...
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “martira”

  • Marter
  • marter
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