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
- Quality of being unmarried
Ancestry of “unmarriedness”, step by step
unmarriedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unmarried
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unmarried | Having no husband or wife; An unmarried person |
| 2 | English | married | In a state of marriage; having a wife or a... |
| 3 | Middle English | maried | — |
| 4 | Middle English | marien | to marry |
| 5 | Old French | marier | to marry; to get married |
| 6 | Latin | marītō | to marry, wed |
| 7 | Latin | marītus | marital, matrimonial, conjugal |
| 8 | Latin | mās | male |
| 9 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | moon |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 12 | 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 |