海   Mer   Sea  

marine (pertaining to the sea): marine, marina (port de plaisance)
marin (sailor): mariner
mariner ('to brine'): to marinate, marinade (marinade)
maritime: maritime
cormoran ('sea raven'): cormorant
outremer ('overseas'): ultramarine, transmarine (d'outremer) ⇨ Ã‰volution phonétique: phonetic evolution
sous-marin ('under sea'): submarine

★  French 'mer' comes from Latin while English 'mere' (lac), mermaid (sirène), and 'moor' (marais) have a Germanic origin, but all these words share a common Indo-European root.

Es marina (marine)
It marina (marine)

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土 Terre: Earth
世 Monde: World
天 Ciel: Sky
日 Soleil: Sun
月 Lune: Moon
星 Étoile: Star
海 Mer: Sea
岛 ÃŽle: Island
风 Vent: Wind
云 Nuage: Cloud
雨 Pluie: Rain
热 Chaud: Hot
冷 Froid: Cold
凉 Frais: Cool
冻 Geler: to Freeze
田 Champ: Field

© Renaud Bouret