Where does “marineblå” come from?

marineblå (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

marineblå (Norwegian Nynorsk): navy blue, navy

Definitions

  1. navy blue, navy

Ancestry of “marineblå”, step by step

marineblå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk marine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmarinedefinite singular of marin; plural of marin; a...
2FrenchMarinenavy
3ItalianMarinacoast
4Spanishmarinafeminine singular of marino; navy
5Latinmarīnusmarine; of or pertaining to the sea
6Ancient GreekΜαρῖνοςknown from the ancient Roman and Byzantine Periods
7Latinmarinusmarine; of or pertaining to the sea
8Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
9Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
10Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
11Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Norwegian Nynorsk blå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskblåblue
2Old Norseblárblue, often denoting a dark colour, blue-black,...
3Old Norsebee
4Proto-Germanicbiją
5Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Latin -inusEvery word from Spanish marina