Where does “mariage” come from?

mariage (Old French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mariage (Old French): marriage; wedding

Definitions

  1. marriage; wedding

Ancestry of “mariage”, step by step

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