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Where does “marinier” come from?

marinier (Dutch) comes from French marinier, from Middle French marinier, from Old French mariner, from Old French marin, from Latin marīnus, from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus, from Latin -inus — adjectival suffix.

marinier (Dutch): marine

Definitions

  1. marine

Ancestry of “marinier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmariniersea , marine; fresh water sailor, bargeman
2Middle Frenchmariniermariner
3Old Frenchmarinerseaman; sailor
4Old Frenchmarinmarine
5Latinmarīnus—
6Ancient GreekΜαρῖνος—
7Latinmarinusmarine; of or pertaining to the sea
8Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
9Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
10Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
11Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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