Submarine etymology

English

English word submarine comes from English marine, English sub- (Almost, nearly. Subsidiary, secondary. Under, beneath.)

Etymology of submarine

Detailed word origin of submarine

Dictionary entry Language Definition
marine English (en) Of, or pertaining to, the sea. (capitalised in the plural): A marine corps.. (military, nautical) A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship. A painting representing some marine subject.
sub- English (en) Almost, nearly. Subsidiary, secondary. Under, beneath.
submarine English (en) (baseball) Of a pitch, thrown with the hand lower than the elbow.. Hidden or undisclosed.. Undersea. (intransitive) To operate or serve on a submarine.. (intransitive, sometimes, figurative) To sink or submerge oneself.. (transitive) To torpedo; to destroy with a sudden sneak attack. (baseball) Pitch delivered with an underhand motion.. (informal) A stowaway on a seagoing vessel.. A boat [...]

Words with the same origin as submarine

Descendants of sub-

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