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Where does “Marriner” come from?

Marriner (English) comes from English mariner, from Middle English mariner, from Anglo-Norman mariner, from Old French maronnier, from Old French marin, from Latin marīnus, from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “Marriner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarinerA sailor
2Middle Englishmariner—
3Anglo-Normanmarinerseaman; sailor
4Old Frenchmaronnier—
5Old Frenchmarinmarine
6Latinmarīnus—
7Ancient GreekΜαρῖνος—
8Latinmarinusmarine; of or pertaining to the sea
9Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
10Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
11Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
12Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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