Where does “marriagelessness” come from?
marriagelessness (English) comes from English marriageless, 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.
marriagelessness (English): Absence of marriage
Definitions
- Absence of marriage
Ancestry of “marriagelessness”, step by step
marriagelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English marriageless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marriageless | Without marriage |
| 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |