Where does “mariticide” come from?

mariticide (English) comes from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mariticide (English): The act of killing one's spouse, especially the...

Definitions

  1. The act of killing one's spouse, especially the...

Ancestry of “mariticide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmarītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugal
2Latinmāsmale
3Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →