Where does “intermarriageability” come from?
intermarriageability (English) comes from English intermarriage, from English marriage, from Middle English mariage, from Old French mariage, from Old French marier, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās — to measure.
intermarriageability (English): The quality of being intermarriageable
Definitions
- The quality of being intermarriageable
Ancestry of “intermarriageability”, step by step
intermarriageability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intermarriage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intermarriage | Marriage between people belonging to different... |
| 2 | English | marriage | The state of being married; A union of two or... |
| 3 | Middle English | mariage | marriage |
| 4 | Old French | mariage | marriage; wedding |
| 5 | Old French | marier | to marry; to get married |
| 6 | Latin | marītō | to marry, wed |
| 7 | Latin | marītus | marital, matrimonial, conjugal |
| 8 | Latin | mās | male |
| 9 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | moon |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |