Where does “marinate” come from?
Marinate comes from French mariner, meaning to pickle or preserve in brine.
marinate (English): To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb...
Definitions
- To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb...
Ancestry of “marinate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | marinare | to marinade, marinate; to play truant; to skive... |
| 2 | Latin | marīnus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Μαρῖνος | — |
| 4 | Latin | marinus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 5 | Latin | -inus | Of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |