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Where does “Martelo” come from?

Martelo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese martelo, from Latin martellus, from Latin Mārculus, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “Martelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemartelo—
2Latinmartellushammer
3LatinMārculus—
4LatinMārcus—
5LatinMartīnus—
6Latin-īnus—
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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