Where does “matrimoni” come from?

matrimoni (Romansch) comes from Latin matrimonium, from Latin mater, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

matrimoni (Romansch): marriage, matrimony

Definitions

  1. marriage, matrimony

Ancestry of “matrimoni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmatrimoniummarriage, matrimony, wedlock
2Latinmatermother; matron of a house; honorific title
3Proto-Italicmātērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin mater →