Where does “logomarca” come from?
logomarca (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese marca, from Finnish markka, from German mark, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
logomarca (Portuguese): logotype (symbol used by organization, logo)
Definitions
- logotype (symbol used by organization, logo)
Ancestry of “logomarca”, step by step
logomarca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese marca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | marca | mark; trace; a scar, blemish or bruise; mark |
| 2 | Finnish | markka | abbreviations mk, FIM; former Finnish currency,... |
| 3 | German | mark | mark any of various European monetary units |
| 4 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Portuguese logo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | logo | soon; thus, therefore; logo |
| 2 | Portuguese | logotipo | logotype |
| 3 | Portuguese | -tipo | -type |
| 4 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |