Where does “marner” come from?
marner (French) comes 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, from Latin -inus — adjectival suffix.
marner (French): to marl; to slog
Definitions
- to marl; to slog
Ancestry of “marner”, step by step
marner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English mariner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mariner | sailor individual working on or navigating a ship |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | mariner | seaman; sailor |
| 3 | Old French | maronnier | — |
| 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 |