Marina
/məˈriːnə/noun
A seaside area or harbor, or a place for docking pleasure boats.
Did you know?Marina ultimately comes from Latin marīnus, “of the sea,” from mare, and that same sea-root also produced words like marine and maritime across the Romance languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*móri
“sea”
Latin
Latin
mare
“sea”
Latin
Latin
marīnus
“of the sea, marine”
Old French
Old French
marin
“of the sea; sailor”
English
English
marina
“a harbor or dock for small boats”