Where does “marine” come from?

marine (French) comes from Latin marinus, from Italian marina, from Italian marino, from Latin marīnus, from Latin mare, from Proto-Italic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

marine (French): feminine singular of marin; navy; Marine

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of marin; navy; Marine

Ancestry of “marine”, step by step

marine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin marinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmarinusmarine; of or pertaining to the sea
2Italianmarinacoast; seascape; navy
3Italianmarinosea, marine, nautical, seaside
4Latinmarīnusmarine; of or pertaining to the sea
5Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
6Proto-Italicmarisea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via French marin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarinmaritime; marine; seaman
2Middle Frenchmarinmarine
3Old Frenchmarinmarine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Italic mari →