Etymology of the English word marinate
the English word
marinatederived from the Italian word
marinatoderived from the Italian word
marinarederived from the Italian word
marinoderived from the Latin word
marinus (marine; of the sea; sea born)
derived from the Latin word
mare (sea; sea water)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mori-derived from the Middle Dutch word
mareusing the Latin suffix
-inusDate
The earliest known usage of marinate in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
marineren, French
mariner, German
marinieren, Norwegian
marinere, Swedish
marineraUsage
Word found in Modern English
