Where does “antemarital” come from?
antemarital (English) comes from English marital, from Middle French marital, from Latin maritalis, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s — to measure.
antemarital (English): Before marriage
Definitions
- Before marriage
Ancestry of “antemarital”, step by step
antemarital traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English marital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marital | Pertaining to marriage; Pertaining to a husband |
| 2 | Middle French | marital | — |
| 3 | Latin | maritalis | matrimonial, nuptial, marital, conjugal |
| 4 | Latin | marītus | marital, matrimonial, conjugal |
| 5 | Latin | mās | male |
| 6 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | moon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via English ante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ante | A price or cost, as in up the ante; In poker and... |
| 2 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |