Where does “marca” come from?

marca (Spanish) comes from Late Latin marca, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

marca (Spanish): brand; mark; print

Definitions

  1. brand; mark; print

Ancestry of “marca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmarcaboundary-mark, boundary, limit; borderland,...
2Frankishmarkōnto mark, mark out, to press with the foot
3Proto-Germanicmarkōnąto mark; to notice
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “marca”

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