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Where does “mariner” come from?

mariner (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål marinere, from French mariner, from French marin, from Middle French marin, from Old French marin, from Latin marīnus, from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus — adjectival suffix.

mariner (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of marine; imperative of...

Definitions

  1. indefinite plural of marine; imperative of...

Ancestry of “mariner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmarinereto marinate or marinade
2Frenchmarinerto marinate
3Frenchmarinmaritime; marine; seaman
4Middle Frenchmarinmarine
5Old Frenchmarinmarine
6Latinmarīnus—
7Ancient GreekΜαρῖνος—
8Latinmarinusmarine; of or pertaining to the sea
9Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
10Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
11Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
12Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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