Etymology

antisubmarine

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Today it means: Intended for use against submarines. Full definition →

English submarine ← Middle English marin ← Middle French marin
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  8. Proto-Italic*supo
  9. Latinsub
  10. Latinsub-
  11. Englishsub-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*mer-?
  13. Proto-Indo-European*móri
  14. Proto-Italic*mari
  15. Latinmare
  16. Latinmarīnus
  17. Old Frenchmarin
  18. Middle Frenchmarin
  19. Middle Englishmarin
  20. Englishmarine
  21. Englishsubmarine
  22. English todayantisubmarine

From anti- + submarine.

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