Where does “maritorious” come from?

maritorious (English) comes from Latin maritus, from Latin mas, from Proto-Indo-European meryo — young man, woman.

maritorious (English): Being fond of one's husband to the point of...

Definitions

  1. Being fond of one's husband to the point of...

Ancestry of “maritorious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaritusmarital, matrimonial, conjugal; husband, married...
2Latinmasman in the sense of male human being; male,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeryoyoung man, woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meryo →Every word from Latin mas →Every word from Latin maritus →