Where does “marină” come from?
marină (Romanian) comes from French mariner, from French marin, from Middle French marin, from Old French marin, from Latin marīnus, from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus, from Latin -inus — adjectival suffix.
marină (Romanian): navy
Definitions
- navy
Ancestry of “marină”, step by step
marină traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French mariner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mariner | to marinate |
| 2 | French | marin | maritime; marine; seaman |
| 3 | Middle French | marin | marine |
| 4 | Old French | marin | marine |
| 5 | Latin | marīnus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαρῖνος | known from the ancient Roman and Byzantine Periods |
| 7 | Latin | marinus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 8 | Latin | -inus | Of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |