Where does “marchitar” come from?
marchitar (Spanish) comes from Spanish marchito, from Mozarabic marčiṭ[o], from Vulgar Latin marcitus, from Italian marcire, from Italian marcio, from Latin marceō, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
marchitar (Spanish): to wilt; to wither, to wilt, to shrivel, to fade
Definitions
- to wilt; to wither, to wilt, to shrivel, to fade
Ancestry of “marchitar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | marchito | wilted, faded |
| 2 | Mozarabic | marčiṭ[o] | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | marcitus | — |
| 4 | Italian | marcire | to rot; to rot, fester or go bad, putrefy |
| 5 | Italian | marcio | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | marceō | to wither, droop, shrink, shrivel |
| 7 | Latin | Mārtius | of or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |