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Where does “unmarriedness” come from?

unmarriedness (English) comes from English unmarried, from English married, from Middle English maried, from Middle English marien, from Old French marier, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās — to measure.

unmarriedness (English): Quality of being unmarried

Definitions

  1. Quality of being unmarried

Ancestry of “unmarriedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunmarriedHaving no husband or wife; An unmarried person
2EnglishmarriedIn a state of marriage; having a wife or a...
3Middle Englishmaried—
4Middle Englishmariento marry
5Old Frenchmarierto marry; to get married
6Latinmarītō—
7Latinmarītus—
8Latinmās—
9Proto-Nuristani*māsa—
10Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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