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