Where does “marital” come from?

marital (Romanian) comes from French marital, from Latin maritalis, 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.

marital (Romanian): marital

Definitions

  1. marital

Ancestry of “marital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaritalmarital
2Latinmaritalismatrimonial, nuptial, marital, conjugal
3Latinmarītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugal
4Latinmāsmale
5Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →