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Where does “marcador” come from?

marcador (Spanish) comes from Spanish marcar, from Spanish marca, 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.

marcador (Spanish): marking; scoreboard; marker

Definitions

  1. marking; scoreboard; marker

Ancestry of “marcador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmarcarto mark, to set; to write down, jot down; to mark
2Spanishmarcabrand; mark; print
3Late Latinmarcaboundary-mark, boundary, limit; borderland,...
4Frankishmarkōnto mark, mark out, to press with the foot
5Proto-Germanicmarkōnąto mark; to notice
6Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “marcador”

  • μαρκαδόρος
  • μαρκαδοράκι
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