Where does “Fecioara Maria” come from?

Fecioara Maria (Romanian) comes from Romanian Maria, from French marier, from Middle French marier, from Old French marier, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa — to measure.

Fecioara Maria (Romanian): the Virgin Mary

Definitions

  1. the Virgin Mary

Ancestry of “Fecioara Maria”, step by step

Fecioara Maria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Maria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianMariaMary Biblical character
2Frenchmarierto wed, to marry; to get married, to wed
3Middle Frenchmarierto marry; to get married
4Old Frenchmarierto marry; to get married
5Latinmarītōto marry, wed
6Latinmarītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugal
7Latinmāsmale
8Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
9Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Romanian fecioară

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfecioarăvirgin, maiden; virgin
2Vulgar Latinfetiola—
3Latinfētawoman or female animal that has just given birth
4Latinfētuspregnant, full of young
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →