Where does “Deutsche Kriegsmarine” come from?
Deutsche Kriegsmarine (German) comes from German Kriegsmarine, from German Marine, from French Marine, from Italian Marina, from Spanish marina, from Latin marīnus, from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “Deutsche Kriegsmarine”, step by step
Deutsche Kriegsmarine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kriegsmarine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kriegsmarine | the German navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime |
| 2 | German | Marine | navy |
| 3 | French | Marine | navy |
| 4 | Italian | Marina | coast |
| 5 | Spanish | marina | feminine singular of marino; navy |
| 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 |
via German Deutsch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 2 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |