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English word matrimony comes from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂tros, Latin -monium, and later Proto-Italic *mātēr (Mother.)
*mh₂tros (Proto-Indo-European)
-monium (Latin)
Forms collective nouns and nouns designating legal status or obligation from other nouns.
*mātēr (Proto-Italic)
Mother.
mater (Latin)
Honorific title. Matron of a house. Mother (female parent). Mother (source, origin). Motherland. Nurse. Woman.
matere (Middle English)
Womb.
matrimonium (Latin)
Marriage, matrimony, wedlock.
matremoine (Old French)
matrimony (English)
A particular solitaire card game using two decks of cards.. Marriage; the state of being married.. The ceremony of marriage.