Where does “marinus” come from?
marinus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus, from Latin -inus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “marinus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | Μαρῖνος | — |
| 2 | Latin | marinus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 3 | Latin | -inus | Of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |