Where does “martir” come from?

martir (Tagalog) comes from Spanish mártir, from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ, from Ancient Greek μάρτυς — witness; martyr.

martir (Tagalog): martyr

Definitions

  1. martyr

Ancestry of “martir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmártirmartyr
2Ecclesiastical Latinmartyrmartyr, especially a Christian martyr
3Ancient GreekμάρτυρAeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς
4Ancient Greekμάρτυςwitness; martyr
Every word from Ancient Greek μάρτυς →Every word from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr →
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