Where does “marta” come from?

marta (Portuguese) comes from French marte, from Middle French marte, from Old French martre, from Frankish *marþr.

marta (Portuguese): marten

Definitions

  1. marten

Ancestry of “marta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmartemarten
2Middle Frenchmarte—
3Old Frenchmartremarten animal
4Frankish*marþr—
Every word from Frankish *marþr →Every word from Old French martre →Every word from Middle French marte →