English
Marcomanni
Marcomanni comes from Latin Marcomanni.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMarcomanni
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMarcomanni
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of *markō ‘border’ + *mann- ‘man’
Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs ‘edge, boundary, border’
Proto-Germanic *markō ‘border’
Proto-Indo-European *mon- ‘man’
Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘man’
Every English word from Latin Marcomanni
Today it means
noun an ancient Germanic tribe.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Marcomanni / Marcomanni