Where does “unmarriageableness” come from?
unmarriageableness (English) comes from English unmarriageable, from English marriageable, from English marriage, from Middle English mariage, from Old French mariage, from Old French marier, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus — to measure.
unmarriageableness (English): The quality of being unmarriageable
Definitions
- The quality of being unmarriageable
Ancestry of “unmarriageableness”, step by step
unmarriageableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unmarriageable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unmarriageable | Not marriageable, unsuitable for marriage; That... |
| 2 | English | marriageable | Suitable for marriage; nubile; One who is... |
| 3 | English | marriage | The state of being married; A union of two or... |
| 4 | Middle English | mariage | marriage |
| 5 | Old French | mariage | marriage; wedding |
| 6 | Old French | marier | to marry; to get married |
| 7 | Latin | marītō | to marry, wed |
| 8 | Latin | marītus | marital, matrimonial, conjugal |
| 9 | Latin | mās | male |
| 10 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | moon |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |