Etymograph

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Marcion

Marcion comes from Koine Greek Μᾱρκῑ́ων ‘Marky, little Mark, son of Mark’, and goes back to Ancient Greek Μᾶρκος.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜᾶρκοςMârkos
  2. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΜᾱρκῑ́ωνMārkī́ōn‘Marky, little Mark, son of Mark’
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEMārciōn
  4. EnglishtodayMarcion

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜᾶρκοςMârkos
  2. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΜᾱρκῑ́ωνMārkī́ōn‘Marky, little Mark, son of Mark’
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEMārciōn
  4. EnglishtodayMarcion

Today it means

name A diminutive of the male given name Marcus, from Koine Greek, particularly

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek Μᾶρκος / Marcion