Where does “marriage” come from?
Marriage derives from Middle English mariage, from Old French mariage, combining Old French -age with Latin marito, from Latin maritus meaning "married," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European meryo with the suffix -icus and -kos.
marriage (English): The state of being married; A union of two or...
Definitions
- The state of being married; A union of two or...
Ancestry of “marriage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | mariage | marriage |
| 2 | Old French | mariage | marriage; wedding |
| 3 | Old French | marier | to marry; to get married |
| 4 | Latin | marītō | — |
| 5 | Latin | marītus | — |
| 6 | Latin | mās | — |
| 7 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
Words derived from “marriage”