English
marked
From mark (“sign, characteristic, visible impression”) + -ed.
Formed from mark ‘sign, characteristic, visible impression’ + -ed
Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs ‘edge’
Proto-Germanic *markō ‘boundary’
Proto-West Germanic *marku ‘boundary’
Old English mearc ‘mark’
Middle English mark
English mark
The story
Less common disyllabic pronunciation (/ˈmɑː.kɪd/) is likely an analogy derived from markedness (explaining its restriction to sense 2).
Today it means
adj Having a visible or identifying mark.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / marked