Where does “marnage” come from?
marnage (French) comes from French marner, from Middle English mariner, from Anglo-Norman mariner, from Old French maronnier, from Old French marin, from Latin marīnus, from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus — adjectival suffix.
marnage (French): tidal range; rise and fall of the level of a body of water
Definitions
- tidal range; rise and fall of the level of a body of water
Ancestry of “marnage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | marner | to marl; to slog |
| 2 | Middle English | mariner | sailor individual working on or navigating a ship |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | mariner | seaman; sailor |
| 4 | Old French | maronnier | — |
| 5 | Old French | marin | marine |
| 6 | Latin | marīnus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μαρῖνος | known from the ancient Roman and Byzantine Periods |
| 8 | Latin | marinus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 9 | Latin | -inus | Of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |