Where does “premaritally” come from?
premaritally (English) comes from English premarital, from English marital, from Middle French marital, from Latin maritalis, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has — to measure.
premaritally (English): Before marriage
Definitions
- Before marriage
Ancestry of “premaritally”, step by step
premaritally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English premarital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | premarital | Before marriage; before getting married |
| 2 | English | marital | Pertaining to marriage; Pertaining to a husband |
| 3 | Middle French | marital | — |
| 4 | Latin | maritalis | matrimonial, nuptial, marital, conjugal |
| 5 | Latin | marītus | marital, matrimonial, conjugal |
| 6 | Latin | mās | male |
| 7 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | moon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |