Where does “guarda-marinha” come from?
guarda-marinha (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese guarda, from Portuguese guardar, from Old Portuguese guardar, from Medieval Latin wardo, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
guarda-marinha (Portuguese): officer candidate, midshipman
Definitions
- officer candidate, midshipman
Ancestry of “guarda-marinha”, step by step
guarda-marinha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese guarda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | guarda | guard; police officer; flyleaf |
| 2 | Portuguese | guardar | to save, keep, retain, preserve; to protect,... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | guardar | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | wardo | to herd, ward against, guard |
| 5 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Portuguese marinha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | marinha | feminine singular of marinho; navy; marine |
| 2 | Latin | marina | inflection of marīnus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 3 | Latin | marīnus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μαρῖνος | known from the ancient Roman and Byzantine Periods |
| 5 | Latin | marinus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 6 | Latin | -inus | Of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |