mariner

The story

1. Medieval Latin · derived frommarinellus
2. Old French · derived frommarinier
3. Anglo-Norman · derived frommariner
4. Middle English · inherited frommariner
5. English todaymariner

From Middle English mariner, maryner, from Anglo-Norman mariner, marinier, from Old French marinier, maronnier, from marin and Medieval Latin marinellus and marinarius (“sailor”), from marīnus (“marine”), from mare (“sea”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”). Eclipsed Middle English marinel, marynell (“mariner, sailor”) from Old French marinel from the same sources. Equivalent to marine + -er.

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