Where does “marteddu” come from?

marteddu (Sicilian) comes from Latin martellus, from Latin Mārculus, 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.

marteddu (Sicilian): hammer

Definitions

  1. hammer

Ancestry of “marteddu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmartellushammer
2LatinMārculussmall hammer, hammer
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 -īnus →Every word from Latin Martīnus →