Etymograph

English

Marx

Marx comes from German Marx, from Latin Mārs ‘war, battle, conflict’, and ultimately from Old Latin Māvors.

  1. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEMāvors
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMārs‘war, battle, conflict’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CE*mārtcusreconstructed
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEMārcus
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentMarkus
  6. German, derivedc. 1650–presentMarx
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1937same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEMāvors
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMārs‘war, battle, conflict’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CE*mārtcusreconstructed
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEMārcus
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentMarkus
  6. German, derivedc. 1650–presentMarx
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1937same form

Earliest quotation: 1937, Lawrence Martin, Esquire: “This is one of the developments Karl Marx failed…”

Linked words

through Old Latin Māvors

martinet

through Latin Mārs ‘war, battle, conflict’

mart, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname from German

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

Etymograph / Old Latin Māvors / Marx

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