Where does “Marta” come from?

Marta (Portuguese) comes from Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα, from Aramaic מַרְתָּא, from Aramaic מרה.

Marta (Portuguese): Martha sister of Lazarus and Mary

Definitions

  1. Martha sister of Lazarus and Mary

Ancestry of “Marta”, step by step

Marta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Martha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMarthaMartha
2Ancient GreekΜάρθαtypically translated as Martha
3Aramaicמַרְתָּאthe mistress; mistress
4Aramaicמרה—

via Middle French marte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmarte—
2Old Frenchmartremarten animal
3Frankish*marþr—
Every word from Aramaic מרה →Every word from Aramaic מַרְתָּא →Every word from Ancient Greek Μάρθα →