Where does “Handelsmarine” come from?
Handelsmarine (German) comes from German Marine, from French Marine, from Italian Marina, from Spanish marina, from Latin marīnus, from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus, from Latin -inus — adjectival suffix.
Handelsmarine (German): merchant navy
Ancestry of “Handelsmarine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Marine | navy |
| 2 | French | Marine | — |
| 3 | Italian | Marina | — |
| 4 | Spanish | marina | feminine singular of marino; navy |
| 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 |