Etymology of the Latin word martyr
the Latin word
martyr (martyr; witness; one who by his death bears witness to the truth of Christ)
using the Late Greek prefix
martur-derived from the Late Greek word
marturderived from the Greek word
martus, μάρτυς (a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a 'martyr')
Derivations in Latin
martyrizareDerivations in other languages
English
martyrdom, English
martyr, French
martyr, Romanian
martorCognates
English
martyr, French
martyr, German
Märtyrer, Italian
martire, Spanish
martirUsage
Word found in Church Latin, Late Latin
