Where does “intermarriageable” come from?
intermarriageable (English) comes from English marriageable, 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.
intermarriageable (English): Among whom intermarriage is possible
Definitions
- Among whom intermarriage is possible
Ancestry of “intermarriageable”, step by step
intermarriageable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English marriageable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marriageable | Suitable for marriage; nubile; One who is... |
| 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 inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |