Etymology

marque

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Today it means: A brand of a manufactured product, especially of a motor car. Full definition →

French marque
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  1. French · borrowed frommarque
  2. English todaymarque

Borrowed from French marque. Doublet of mark. Ultimately cognate with marquee.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.