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Where does “Marine” come from?

Marine (German) comes from French Marine, from Italian Marina, from Spanish marina, from Latin marīnus, from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus, from Latin -inus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.

Marine (German): navy

Definitions

  1. navy

Ancestry of “Marine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMarine—
2ItalianMarina—
3Spanishmarinafeminine singular of marino; navy
4Latinmarīnus—
5Ancient GreekΜαρῖνος—
6Latinmarinusmarine; of or pertaining to the sea
7Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
8Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
9Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
10Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Marine”

  • Volksmarine
  • Handelsmarine
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