Where does “martillo” come from?
martillo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish martiello, from Late Latin martellus, from Latin martulus, from Latin marculus, from Latin marcus, from Frankish mark, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
martillo (Spanish): hammer; malleus; auction house
Definitions
- hammer; malleus; auction house
Ancestry of “martillo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | martiello | hammer |
| 2 | Late Latin | martellus | — |
| 3 | Latin | martulus | — |
| 4 | Latin | marculus | small hammer, hammer |
| 5 | Latin | marcus | mark; large hammer, sledgehammer |
| 6 | Frankish | mark | mark, sign |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |