Where does “nuptials” come from?
Nuptials comes from Latin nuptialis, derived from Latin nubo, which traces to Proto-Indo-European sneubho-, a root meaning to marry or join together.
nuptials (English): A wedding ceremony
Definitions
- A wedding ceremony
Ancestry of “nuptials”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nuptial | Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage;... |
| 2 | Latin | nūptiālis | nuptial, marital (of or pertaining to marriage, wedding) |
| 3 | Latin | nūptiae | wedding, marriage, nuptials |
| 4 | Latin | nūpta | bride |
| 5 | Latin | nūptus | covered, veiled, having been veiled |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |