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Where does “submarinelike” come from?

submarinelike (English) comes from English submarine, 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 — adjectival suffix.

submarinelike (English): Having the characteristics of a submarine

Definitions

  1. Having the characteristics of a submarine

Ancestry of “submarinelike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubmarineUndersea; Hidden or undisclosed; Of a pitch,...
2EnglishMarineOf, or pertaining to, a marine corps; A member of...
3Middle Englishmarin—
4Middle Frenchmarinmarine
5Old Frenchmarinmarine
6Latinmarīnus—
7Ancient GreekΜαρῖνος—
8Latinmarinusmarine; of or pertaining to the sea
9Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
10Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
11Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
12Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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