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Marcion.

Marcion, a diminutive of the male given name Mārcus, from Koine Greek, particularly (historical) Marcion of Sinope.

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name[ˈmaːr.ki.oːn]Classical-Latin[ˈmar.t͡ʃi.on]
  1. Marcion, a diminutive of the male given name Mārcus, from Koine Greek, particularly (historical) Marcion of Sinope.

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Where this word comes from

From Koine Greek Μᾱρκῑ́ων (Mārkī́ōn, “Marky, little Mark, son of Mark”), from Ancient Greek Μᾶρκος (Mârkos) + -ίων (-íōn, “-son: forming patronymics”), from Latin Mārcus, from Mārs + -cus (“forming adjectives”), from Old Latin Māvors (“Mars, god of war”) and Proto-Indo-European *-kos (“forming desubstantival adjectives”).

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