Where does “măritat” come from?
măritat (Romanian) comes from Romanian mărita, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
măritat (Romanian): married
Definitions
- married
Ancestry of “măritat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mărita | to marry, specifically to marry off or offer a... |
| 2 | Latin | marītō | to marry, wed |
| 3 | Latin | marītus | marital, matrimonial, conjugal |
| 4 | Latin | mās | male |
| 5 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | moon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |