Where does “martín” come from?

martín (Spanish) comes from Old French Martin, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

martín (Spanish): black-crowned night heron

Definitions

  1. black-crowned night heron

Ancestry of “martín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchMartin—
2LatinMartīnus—
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “martín”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin Martīnus →