'amarine' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'amarus,' where 'am-' meant 'sea' and '-arus' meant 'pertaining to.'

'amarus' transformed into the French word 'amarin,' and eventually became the modern English word 'amarine' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'pertaining to the sea,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a shade of blue resembling the color of the sea.'