Where does “matrimoniu” come from?
matrimoniu (Romanian) comes from Latin mātrimōnium, from Latin -monium, from Proto-Indo-European -monyom, from Proto-Indo-European -mō — Creates agent nouns from verbs.
matrimoniu (Romanian): marriage
Definitions
- marriage
Ancestry of “matrimoniu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mātrimōnium | marriage, matrimony, wedlock |
| 2 | Latin | -monium | Forms collective nouns and nouns designating... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -monyom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mō | Creates agent nouns from verbs |