Etymograph

English

comarca

Comarca comes from Spanish comarca ‘district’, from marca ‘brand’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs ‘boundary, border’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mórǵs‘boundary, border’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*markō‘border, boundary’reconstructed
  3. Frankishc. 250–700*markreconstructed
  4. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmarca
  5. Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘brand’
  6. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentcomarca‘district’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mórǵs‘boundary, border’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*markō‘border, boundary’reconstructed
  3. Frankishc. 250–700*markreconstructed
  4. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmarca
  5. Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘brand’
  6. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentcomarca‘district’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs ‘boundary, border’

margin, marge, margo, 6 more

through Proto-Germanic *markō ‘border, boundary’

march, mark, 1 more

through Frankish *mark

marco, 1 more

through Late Latin marca

marchioness, 1 more

Today it means

noun A traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs / comarca

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