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Where does “marītus” come from?

marītus (Latin) comes from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Ancestry of “marītus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmās—
2Proto-Nuristani*māsa—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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