Where does “Kriegsmarine” come from?
Kriegsmarine (English) comes from German Kriegsmarine, from German Marine, from French Marine, from Italian Marina, from Spanish marina, from Latin marīnus, from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus — adjectival suffix.
Kriegsmarine (English): The navy of Nazi Germany
Definitions
- The navy of Nazi Germany
Ancestry of “Kriegsmarine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kriegsmarine | the German navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime |
| 2 | German | Marine | navy |
| 3 | French | Marine | navy |
| 4 | Italian | Marina | coast |
| 5 | Spanish | marina | feminine singular of marino; navy |
| 6 | Latin | marīnus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μαρῖνος | known from the ancient Roman and Byzantine Periods |
| 8 | Latin | marinus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 9 | Latin | -inus | Of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |