Where does “Amăriuței” come from?
Amăriuței (Romanian) comes from Romanian Măriuța, from Romanian Maria, from French marier, from Middle French marier, from Old French marier, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās — to measure.
Ancestry of “Amăriuței”, step by step
Amăriuței traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian Măriuța
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Măriuța | — |
| 2 | Romanian | Maria | Mary Biblical character |
| 3 | French | marier | to wed, to marry; to get married, to wed |
| 4 | Middle French | marier | to marry; to get married |
| 5 | Old French | marier | to marry; to get married |
| 6 | Latin | marītō | to marry, wed |
| 7 | Latin | marītus | marital, matrimonial, conjugal |
| 8 | Latin | mās | male |
| 9 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | moon |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |