I am wondering what is the meaning of ," Mar" part of some words such as Margarita, Maria, Martin?
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Margarita
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Sign up to join this communityI am wondering what is the meaning of ," Mar" part of some words such as Margarita, Maria, Martin?
I appreciate your answer! Thanks in advance!
Margarita
It has no common meaning. Margarita is a Roman name, that word meant 'pearl' in Latin. Martin is also a Roman name, it comes from 'Mars', the name of the god of war. Maria is derived from the Hebrew name 'Miriam' (from the Ancient Egyptian 'beloved'), but later it combined with the Latin name 'Maria' which was the feminine form of 'Marius', both words probably derived from the Latin 'mare' - 'sea'. The Latin 'margarita' - 'pearl' - is a borrowing through Greek from a Middle Eastern language, perhaps from Middle Persian, but it's impossible to say for sure, since every Middle Eastern language seems to have that word to mean 'pearl'.