Etymology of the English word marriage
the English word
marriagederived from the Old French word
mariagederived from the Old French word
marierderived from the Latin word
maritare (marry, give in marriage)
derived from the Latin word
maritus (husband, married man; lover; nuptial; of marriage; married)
derived from the Latin word
mas (male; male; masculine, of the male sex)
Date
The earliest known usage of marriage in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
intermarriage,
marriageable,
mismarriageUsage
Word found in Modern English
