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Where does “extramatrimonial” come from?

extramatrimonial (Spanish) comes from Spanish matrimonial, from Latin matrimonialis, from Latin mātrimōnium, from Latin -monium, from Proto-Indo-European -monyom, from Proto-Indo-European -mō — Creates agent nouns from verbs.

extramatrimonial (Spanish): extramarital

Definitions

  1. extramarital

Ancestry of “extramatrimonial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmatrimonialmatrimonial; marriage
2LatinmatrimonialisOf or pertaining to marriage, matrimonial
3Latinmātrimōnium—
4Latin-moniumForms collective nouns and nouns designating...
5Proto-Indo-European-monyom—
6Proto-Indo-European-mōCreates agent nouns from verbs
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