Where does “inmarry” come from?
inmarry (English) comes from English marry, from Middle English marien, from Old French marier, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has — to measure.
inmarry (English): To marry a member of one's ingroup
Definitions
- To marry a member of one's ingroup
Ancestry of “inmarry”, step by step
inmarry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English marry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marry | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | marien | to marry |
| 3 | Old French | marier | to marry; to get married |
| 4 | Latin | marītō | to marry, wed |
| 5 | Latin | marītus | marital, matrimonial, conjugal |
| 6 | Latin | mās | male |
| 7 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | moon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |