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Where does “Marcos” come from?

Marcos (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese Marcos, from Latin Marcus, from Latin Mars, from Latin Mavors, from Proto-Italic Māwortis.

Marcos (Portuguese): Mark

Definitions

  1. Mark

Ancestry of “Marcos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseMarcos—
2LatinMarcus—
3LatinMarswar, battle, conflict
4LatinMavors—
5Proto-ItalicMāwortis—

Words derived from “Marcos”

  • São Marcos
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