Where does “marital” come from?

Marital comes from French marital, meaning relating to marriage or a husband.

marital (English): Pertaining to marriage; Pertaining to a husband

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to marriage; Pertaining to a husband

Ancestry of “marital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmarital—
2Latinmaritalismatrimonial, nuptial, marital, conjugal
3Latinmarītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugal
4Latinmāsmale
5Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “marital”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →