mark

mark: \ \ English has two words mark, although they may be ultimately related. Mark ‘sign, trace’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *markō. This seems originally to have denoted ‘boundary’ (that is what Old English mearc meant, and related forms such as march ‘border’ and margin still bear witness to it), but the notion of a ‘sign denoting a boundary’ seems to have led early on to the development of the word’s main present-day sense. Remark is closely related, as are marquis and marchioness, and marquetry [16], borrowed from French marqueterie, a derivative of marque ‘mark’, denotes etymologically work that is ‘marked’ with patterns. Mark ‘coin’ [OE] comes from medieval Latin marcus or marca, which may well derive ultimately from the ancestor of mark ‘sign, trace’ (its etymological meaning being ‘mark on a piece of metal, constituting a coin’).

\ \ Cf.⇒ DEMARCATION, MARCH, MARGIN, MARQUETRY, MARQUIS, REMARK

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Sign, token, symbol, trace, line, impress, impression, stamp, print, characteristic, Distinguish by a mark, put a mark upon, label / Indication, evidence, proof, symptom, token, characteristic, trace, vestige, track, Stamp, brand, designate, characterize, denote, single out, point out, indicate, betoken, imprint, impress / Badge, sign, Notice, note, observe, remark, take notice of, regard, heed, evince, Observe, note, remark, take notice / Trace, track, vestige, footprint / Object (aimed at) / Eminence, consequence, distinction, importance, pre-eminence, eminent position / Cross (made as a signature)

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