Where does “marital” come from?

marital (Catalan) comes from Latin maritalis, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

marital (Catalan): marital

Definitions

  1. marital

Ancestry of “marital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaritalismatrimonial, nuptial, marital, conjugal
2Latinmarītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugal
3Latinmāsmale
4Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →