Where does “unmarriable” come from?
unmarriable (English) comes from English marriable, from English marry, from Middle English marien, from Old French marier, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa — to measure.
unmarriable (English): Not marriable
Definitions
- Not marriable
Ancestry of “unmarriable”, step by step
unmarriable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English marriable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marriable | Capable of being married; marriageable |
| 2 | English | marry | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | marien | to marry |
| 4 | Old French | marier | to marry; to get married |
| 5 | Latin | marītō | to marry, wed |
| 6 | Latin | marītus | marital, matrimonial, conjugal |
| 7 | Latin | mās | male |
| 8 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | moon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |