Editing Marriage (section)

==Etymology==
The word ''marriage'' appeared around 1300 and is borrowed from [[Old French]] {{lang|fro|mariage}} (12th century), ultimately tracing to the [[Latin]] {{lang|la|maritātus}} 'married', [[past participle]] of {{lang|la|maritāre}} 'to marry'.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harper |first=Douglas R. |author-link=Douglas Harper (lexicographer) |date=13 October 2021 |title=marriage (n.) |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/marriage |access-date=17 March 2024 |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]]}}</ref> The adjective ''{{Lang|la|marītus, -a, -um}}'' 'matrimonial, nuptial' could also be used, through [[nominalization]], in the masculine form as a noun for 'husband' and in the feminine form for 'wife'.<ref name="OED_marriage">Oxford English Dictionary 11th Edition, "marriage"</ref> The related word ''matrimony'' is borrowed from the Old French word ''{{Lang|ang|matremoine}}'', which appears around 1300 CE and is in turn ultimately a [[Loanword#Romance languages|learned borrowing]] from Latin ''{{Lang|la|mātrimōnium}}'', which is derived from ''{{Lang|la|māter}}'' '[[mother]]' with the suffix {{Lang|la|-mōnium}} for an action, state, or condition.<ref name="Etymology">{{cite web |title=matrimony (n.) |url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=matrimony |publisher=Online Etymology Dictionary}}</ref>