Where does “matrimonial” come from?
matrimonial (Portuguese) comes from Latin matrimonialis, from Latin mātrimōnium, from Latin -monium, from Proto-Indo-European -monyom, from Proto-Indo-European -mō — Creates agent nouns from verbs.
Ancestry of “matrimonial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | matrimonialis | Of or pertaining to marriage, matrimonial |
| 2 | Latin | mātrimōnium | — |
| 3 | Latin | -monium | Forms collective nouns and nouns designating... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -monyom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mō | Creates agent nouns from verbs |
Words derived from “matrimonial”