Where does “Mărtin” come from?

Mărtin (Romanian) comes from French Martin, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Mărtin (Romanian): bird of either the starling family, or of the kingfisher family

Definitions

  1. bird of either the starling family, or of the kingfisher family

Ancestry of “Mărtin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMartinbird of either the starling family, or of the kingfisher family
2LatinMartīnus—
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Mărtin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin Martīnus →