Where does “martirizar” come from?

martirizar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mártir, from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ, from Ancient Greek μάρτυς — witness; martyr.

martirizar (Portuguese): to martyr to make someone a martyr

Definitions

  1. to martyr to make someone a martyr

Ancestry of “martirizar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemártirmartyr
2Ecclesiastical Latinmartyrmartyr, especially a Christian martyr
3Ancient GreekμάρτυρAeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς
4Ancient Greekμάρτυςwitness; martyr
Every word from Ancient Greek μάρτυς →Every word from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr →