Where does “mariage” come from?

mariage (French) comes from French marier, from Middle French marier, from Old French marier, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has — to measure.

mariage (French): marriage; wedding; union

Definitions

  1. marriage; wedding; union

Ancestry of “mariage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarierto wed, to marry; to get married, to wed
2Middle Frenchmarierto marry; to get married
3Old Frenchmarierto marry; to get married
4Latinmarītōto marry, wed
5Latinmarītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugal
6Latinmāsmale
7Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
8Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “mariage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →