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Where does “marriedness” come from?

marriedness (English) comes from English married, from Middle English maried, from Middle English marien, from Old French marier, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa — to measure.

marriedness (English): The quality of being, or seeming, married

Definitions

  1. The quality of being, or seeming, married

Ancestry of “marriedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarriedIn a state of marriage; having a wife or a...
2Middle Englishmaried—
3Middle Englishmariento marry
4Old Frenchmarierto marry; to get married
5Latinmarītō—
6Latinmarītus—
7Latinmās—
8Proto-Nuristani*māsa—
9Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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