Where does “marinite” come from?
marinite (English) comes from English Marine, from Middle English marin, from Middle French marin, from Old French marin, from Latin marīnus, from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus, from Latin -inus — adjectival suffix.
marinite (English): A gray to black oil shale of marine origin in which the chiefmain organic components are lamalginite and bituminite derived from marine phytoplankton, with varied admixtures of bitumen, telalginite and vitrinite
Definitions
- A gray to black oil shale of marine origin in which the chiefmain organic components are lamalginite and bituminite derived from marine phytoplankton, with varied admixtures of bitumen, telalginite and vitrinite
Ancestry of “marinite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Marine | Of, or pertaining to, a marine corps; A member of... |
| 2 | Middle English | marin | The seaside; the coast |
| 3 | Middle French | marin | marine |
| 4 | Old French | marin | marine |
| 5 | Latin | marīnus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαρῖνος | known from the ancient Roman and Byzantine Periods |
| 7 | Latin | marinus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 8 | Latin | -inus | Of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |