Where does “مارس” come from?
مارس (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Italian marcia, from Italian marciare, from French marcher, from Middle French marcher, from Old French marchier, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
مارس (Ottoman Turkish): gammon, a victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone
Definitions
- gammon, a victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone
Ancestry of “مارس”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | marcia | march; racewalking, speedwalking; gear |
| 2 | Italian | marciare | to march; to walk; to go, run, travel |
| 3 | French | marcher | to walk; to travel; to move; to march; to work,... |
| 4 | Middle French | marcher | to walk |
| 5 | Old French | marchier | to walk; to travel by foot |
| 6 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |