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Where does “marier” come from?

marier (Old French) comes 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.

marier (Old French): to marry; to get married

Definitions

  1. to marry; to get married

Ancestry of “marier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmarītō—
2Latinmarītus—
3Latinmās—
4Proto-Nuristani*māsa—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “marier”

  • marriage
  • married
  • marry
  • marrying
  • unmarried
  • intermarriage
  • remarriage
  • marriageable
  • remarry
  • intermarry
  • unmarriageable
  • marriageability
  • nonmarried
  • marrieth
  • outmarriage
  • premarriage
  • unmarry
  • nonmarriage
  • antimarriage
  • postmarriage
  • marrier
  • marriagelike
  • unmarriage
  • inmarriage
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