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
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	—

Every word from Late Latin -iscus →Every word from English -ese →Every word from Old French -eis →