Where does “mars” come from?
mars (Romansch) comes from Latin martius, from Latin Mars, from Latin Mavors, from Proto-Italic Māwortis.
Ancestry of “mars”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | martius | of March, the first month of the traditional... |
| 2 | Latin | Mars | war, battle, conflict |
| 3 | Latin | Mavors | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | Māwortis | — |