Where does “amarinage” come from?
amarinage (French) comes from French amariner, from French marin, from Middle French marin, from Old French marin, from Latin marīnus, from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus, from Latin -inus — adjectival suffix.
amarinage (French): The act of becoming a sailor
Definitions
- The act of becoming a sailor
Ancestry of “amarinage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | amariner | to become a sailor; to get one's sea legs |
| 2 | French | marin | maritime; marine; seaman |
| 3 | Middle French | marin | marine |
| 4 | Old French | marin | marine |
| 5 | Latin | marīnus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαρῖνος | — |
| 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 |