Where does “INMARSAT” come from?
INMARSAT (English) comes from English Marine, from Middle English marin, from Middle French marin, from Old French marin, from Latin marīnus, from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus, from Latin -inus — adjectival suffix.
INMARSAT (English): A British satellite telecommunications company
Definitions
- A British satellite telecommunications company
Ancestry of “INMARSAT”, step by step
INMARSAT traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Marine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Marine | Of, or pertaining to, a marine corps; A member of... |
| 2 | Middle English | marin | The seaside; the coast |
| 3 | Middle French | marin | marine |
| 4 | Old French | marin | marine |
| 5 | Latin | marīnus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαρῖνος | known from the ancient Roman and Byzantine Periods |
| 7 | Latin | marinus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 8 | Latin | -inus | Of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English international
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | international | Of or having to do with more than one nation; Of... |
| 2 | English | national | Of or having to do with a nation; Of or having to... |
| 3 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 4 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 5 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |