Where does “marquês” come from?

marquês (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese marques, from Old Spanish marques.

marquês (Portuguese): marquis

Definitions

  1. marquis

Ancestry of “marquês”, step by step

marquês traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese marques

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemarques—
2Old Spanishmarques—

via Portuguese [[Marco]] / [[Marcos]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese[[Marco]] / [[Marcos]]—

Words derived from “marquês”

Every word from Old Spanish marques →Every word from Old Portuguese marques →