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What is the origin of the word 'vice admiral'?
The word Vice translates as 'in place of' or 'deputy' and comes from the Latin word, same spelling and meaning. An Admiral is the supreme commander of a fleet or navy. The word Admiral comes from an Arabic title 'Amir ar Arhl meaning 'cjhief of the transport or an officer in the Mediterranean fleet. This Arabic word may have been adopted from a Latin word 'ad-mirabilis'
Punic is the latin word for what?
Punic was the Latin word for Phoenician.
Where did the word Ensign come from?
It is a heraldic symbol carried on a flag or a shield from Latin 'Insignia' then meaning banner or flag, a soldier who carries the device and used in the very early 1500's. The word traveled from Latin into Old French as 'enseigne' and into Scotland. As for the navy, it became a commissioned officer of the lowest rank about 1886
What is the plural word for navy?
The plural form is navies.
What is the origin of the word missile?
The word comes from the Latin word mittere meaning to send
