marine
muh-REEN · adjective
Origin
Recorded in English since around 1420 as Middle English marin, borrowed from Middle French marin, from Old French, ultimately from Latin marinus, 'of the sea,' itself from mare, 'sea.' That Latin root traces back to Proto-Indo-European *móri, 'body of water, lake.'
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Journey
The word entered English simply meaning 'of the sea.'
Related words
The same ancient root, PIE *móri, also gave rise to Old English mere ('sea, lake, pool, pond'), as well as Dutch meer and German Meer — all descending from Proto-Germanic *mari.