Where does “marquesa” come from?
marquesa (Portuguese) comes from French Marquise, from French marquis, from Old French marchis, from Latin marcliensis, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
marquesa (Portuguese): marchioness
Definitions
- marchioness
Ancestry of “marquesa”, step by step
marquesa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Marquise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Marquise | marchioness a member of foreign nobility |
| 2 | French | marquis | marquess |
| 3 | Old French | marchis | marquis |
| 4 | Latin | marcliensis | — |
| 5 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |