Where does “Marshallese” come from?
Marshallese derives from English Marshall, from Old French -eis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin mariscalcus, ultimately from Latin in- and Latin in, tracing back to Proto-Indo-European ne.
Marshallese (English): The Austronesian language of the Marshall...
Definitions
- The Austronesian language of the Marshall...
Ancestry of “Marshallese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ese | Used to form adjectives and nouns describing... |
| 2 | Middle English | -eys | Alternative form of -esse |
| 3 | Old French | -eis | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 4 | Late Latin | -iscus | — |