Etymology

marital

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Today it means: Pertaining to marriage. Full definition →

Middle French marital ← Latin marītālis
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed frommarītālis
  2. Middle French · borrowed frommarital
  3. English todaymarital

Borrowed from Middle French marital, and its source, Latin marītālis, from marītus (“husband”).

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