Latin word marito comes from Proto-Indo-European *meryo, Proto-Indo-European *meryos, and later Latin -culus (; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *meryo | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *meryos | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| -culus | Latin (lat) | ; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun. |
| maritus | Latin (lat) | (of animals) male. (poetic) lover. Husband, married man Marital, matrimonial, conjugal. |
| marito | Latin (lat) | (of animals) I am coupled; I have a mate.. (of plants) I am grafted.. I impregnate.. I marry, wed. |