Where does “marinkår” come from?
marinkår (Swedish) comes from Swedish kår, from French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.
marinkår (Swedish): marine corps
Definitions
- marine corps
Ancestry of “marinkår”, step by step
marinkår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kår | a corps, a corporation, a company, a union, a... |
| 2 | French | corps | body; field; corps |
| 3 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |
via Swedish marin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | marin | navy |