Nature terminology · Water & weather

mar- — Sea

mar- means sea. Latin source words and nature terminology examples: marine.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Sea

• Latin: mare

Examples and word parts

marine

Relating to the sea or its organisms.

Word parts: mar (sea) + -ine (relating to)

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