Where does “Amariței” come from?
Amariței (Romanian) comes from Romanian Marița, 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 “Amariței”, step by step
Amariței traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian Marița
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Marița | to get married |
| 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 |