Where does “marinaretto” come from?
marinaretto (Italian) comes from Italian marinaro, 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.
marinaretto (Italian): Young sailor; Child wearing a sailor suit
Definitions
- Young sailor; Child wearing a sailor suit
Ancestry of “marinaretto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | marinaro | seafaring; sailor; Served with seafood |
| 2 | Italian | Marina | — |
| 3 | Spanish | marina | feminine singular of marino; navy |
| 4 | Latin | marīnus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μαρῖνος | — |
| 6 | Latin | marinus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 7 | Latin | -inus | Of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |