Where does “nonmarriage” come from?

nonmarriage (English) comes from English marriage, from Middle English mariage, from Old French mariage, from Old French marier, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa — to measure.

nonmarriage (English): Failure to marry; A relationship that is not a...

Definitions

  1. Failure to marry; A relationship that is not a...

Ancestry of “nonmarriage”, step by step

nonmarriage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English marriage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarriageThe state of being married; A union of two or...
2Middle Englishmariagemarriage
3Old Frenchmariagemarriage; wedding
4Old Frenchmarierto marry; to get married
5Latinmarītōto marry, wed
6Latinmarītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugal
7Latinmāsmale
8Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
9Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →