Where does “Mărculeșteanu” come from?

Mărculeșteanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Mărculești, from Romanian Marcu, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “Mărculeșteanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianMărculești
2RomanianMarcu
3LatinMārcus
4LatinMartīnus
5Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Latin -īnusEvery word from Latin Martīnus
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