Where does “март” come from?
март (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic мартъ, from Ancient Greek Μάρτιος, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
март (Russian): March
Ancestry of “март”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | мартъ | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Μάρτιος | — |
| 3 | Latin | Mārtius | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “март”