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Where does “mathiage” come from?

mathiage (Norman) comes from Old French mariage, from Old French marier, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s — to measure.

mathiage (Norman): marriage, wedding; wardrobe

Definitions

  1. marriage, wedding; wardrobe

Ancestry of “mathiage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmariagemarriage; wedding
2Old Frenchmarierto marry; to get married
3Latinmarītō—
4Latinmarītus—
5Latinmās—
6Proto-Nuristani*māsa—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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