English
Marco Polo
After Marco Polo (1254–1324), Venetian merchant, whose travels were documented in a book that introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China.
A compound of Marcus + Paulus
Proto-Italic *Māwortis
Old Latin Māvors
Latin Mārs ‘war, battle, conflict’
English Marcus
The story
After Marco Polo (1254–1324), Venetian merchant, whose travels were documented in a book that introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China. The Italian name is from Latin Marcus + Paulus.
Today it means
noun A renowned traveler.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Marco Polo