Where does “mart” come from?
mart (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مارت, from Byzantine Greek Μᾱ́ρτιος, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
mart (Turkish): March
Definitions
- March
Ancestry of “mart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | مارت | March |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | Μᾱ́ρτιος | — |
| 3 | Latin | Mārtius | of or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |