Etymograph

English

San Marcos

San Marcos comes from Spanish San Marcos ‘Saint Mark’.

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentSan Marcos‘Saint Mark’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2025same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentSan Marcos‘Saint Mark’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2025same form

Earliest quotation: 2025, Mary Gilbert: “The hurricane’s heavy rain created rushing rivers in Oaxaca…”

Today it means

name A village and rural municipality of Salta Province, Argentina.

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

Etymograph / Spanish San Marcos / San Marcos