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Where does “marinho” come from?

marinho (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese marinno, from Latin marinus, from Italian marina, from Italian marino, from Latin marīnus, from Latin mare, from Proto-Italic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

marinho (Portuguese): marine; sea

Definitions

  1. marine; sea

Ancestry of “marinho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemarinno—
2Latinmarinusmarine; of or pertaining to the sea
3Italianmarinacoast; seascape; navy
4Italianmarinosea, marine, nautical, seaside
5Latinmarīnus—
6Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
7Proto-Italicmarisea
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “marinho”

  • cavalo-marinho
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