Where does “submarine” come from?
Submarine comes from English sub- combined with marine, which derives from Latin marinus, an adjective formed from Latin mōre meaning sea, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European móri.
submarine (English): Undersea; Hidden or undisclosed; Of a pitch,...
Definitions
- Undersea; Hidden or undisclosed; Of a pitch,...
Ancestry of “submarine”, 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 |